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Article

Subjective Well-Being in Higher Education: Psychometric Properties of the Satisfaction with Life and Subjective Vitality Scales in Spanish University Students

by
Laura Delgado-Lobete
1,†,
Rebeca Montes-Montes
2,*,†,
Alba Vila-Paz
1,
Miguel-Ángel Talavera-Valverde
1,
José-Manuel Cruz-Valiño
1,3,
Berta Gándara-Gafo
1,
Adriana Ávila-Álvarez
4 and
Sergio Santos-del-Riego
1,5
1
Health Integration and Promotion Research Unit (INTEGRA SAÚDE), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of A Coruña, 15006 A Coruña, Spain
2
TALIONIS Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of A Coruña, 15008 A Coruña, Spain
3
Institute for Oral Implantology and Rehabilitation of A Coruña (Instituto Coruñés de Implantología y Rehabilitación Oral-ICIRO), 15007 A Coruña, Spain
4
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of A Coruña, 15008 A Coruña, Spain
5
Health Promotion Department, University of A Coruña, 15011 A Coruña, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
Both authors contributed equally to the study.
Sustainability 2020, 12(6), 2176; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12062176
Submission received: 24 February 2020 / Revised: 2 March 2020 / Accepted: 4 March 2020 / Published: 11 March 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Education, Psychosocial Factors and Health in Different Educational Contexts)
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Abstract

Satisfaction with life (SWL) and subjective vitality (SV) are indicators of subjective well-being and quality of life. University students are at risk of low levels of subjective well-being, and therefore it is necessary to have properly validated tools to assess SWL and SV in this population. The aim of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) and subjective vitality scale (SVS) in Spanish university students. Participants were 435 undergraduate students enrolled in 50 different courses (M = 20.9 years, SD = 2.1; female students = 71.2%). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to test the structure of the scales. Internal consistency, criterion and discriminant validity were also evaluated. Results confirmed the 5-item model of the SWLS (NNFI = 0.975, CFI = 0.987, RMSEA = 0.076) and the six-item model of the SVS (NNFI = 0.980, CFI = 0.988, RMSEA = 0.102). Internal consistency was excellent in both scales. The SWLS and the SVS were significantly associated, and students with low self-esteem showed lower SWL and SV, indicating good criterion and discriminant validity. These findings support the use of the SWLS and SVS for the assessment of subjective well-being in higher education context.
Keywords: subjective well-being; subjective vitality; satisfaction with life; factor structure; validity; reliability; confirmatory factor analysis; higher education; university students subjective well-being; subjective vitality; satisfaction with life; factor structure; validity; reliability; confirmatory factor analysis; higher education; university students

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Delgado-Lobete, L.; Montes-Montes, R.; Vila-Paz, A.; Talavera-Valverde, M.-Á.; Cruz-Valiño, J.-M.; Gándara-Gafo, B.; Ávila-Álvarez, A.; Santos-del-Riego, S. Subjective Well-Being in Higher Education: Psychometric Properties of the Satisfaction with Life and Subjective Vitality Scales in Spanish University Students. Sustainability 2020, 12, 2176. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12062176

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Delgado-Lobete L, Montes-Montes R, Vila-Paz A, Talavera-Valverde M-Á, Cruz-Valiño J-M, Gándara-Gafo B, Ávila-Álvarez A, Santos-del-Riego S. Subjective Well-Being in Higher Education: Psychometric Properties of the Satisfaction with Life and Subjective Vitality Scales in Spanish University Students. Sustainability. 2020; 12(6):2176. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12062176

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Delgado-Lobete, Laura, Rebeca Montes-Montes, Alba Vila-Paz, Miguel-Ángel Talavera-Valverde, José-Manuel Cruz-Valiño, Berta Gándara-Gafo, Adriana Ávila-Álvarez, and Sergio Santos-del-Riego. 2020. "Subjective Well-Being in Higher Education: Psychometric Properties of the Satisfaction with Life and Subjective Vitality Scales in Spanish University Students" Sustainability 12, no. 6: 2176. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12062176

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Delgado-Lobete, L., Montes-Montes, R., Vila-Paz, A., Talavera-Valverde, M.-Á., Cruz-Valiño, J.-M., Gándara-Gafo, B., Ávila-Álvarez, A., & Santos-del-Riego, S. (2020). Subjective Well-Being in Higher Education: Psychometric Properties of the Satisfaction with Life and Subjective Vitality Scales in Spanish University Students. Sustainability, 12(6), 2176. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12062176

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