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- Jovanović, Veljko, et al.
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The Satisfaction with Life Scale in Adolescent Samples : Measurement Invariance across 24 Countries and Regions, Age, and Gender
- 2022
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Ingår i: Applied Research in Quality of Life. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1871-2584 .- 1871-2576. ; 17:4, s. 2139-2161
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Measurement of adolescent life satisfaction across cultures has not received much attention in previous empirical research. The present study evaluated measurement invariance of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) among adolescents in 24 countries and regions (N = 22,710; age range = 13–19 years; 53% female). A single-factor model with residual covariance between a pair of items tapping past life satisfaction fitted well in 19 countries and regions and showed a partial metric invariance. In a subset of nine countries and regions, partial scalar invariance was supported. Partial metric invariance across all 24 countries and regions was achieved when custom model modifications in five countries and regions were included. Three SWLS items showed evidence of noninvariance across cultures. The measurement model was found to operate similarly across gender and age. Our findings suggest that caution is needed when using the SWLS for measuring life satisfaction among adolescents from different cultures.
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- Mannerström, Rasmus, et al.
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Value Profiles Among Finnish Adolescents and Their Associations With Subjective and Social Well-Being
- 2022
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Ingår i: Child Indicators Research. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1874-897X .- 1874-8988.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Previous research on Schwartz’s theory of basic human values has mostly applied a variable-oriented approach. This study took a person-oriented approach and investigated how values co-occur and are manifested in individuals, that is, what kind of value profiles exist and how they differ in terms of subjective (i.e., life satisfaction) and social well-being (i.e., sense of belonging). In a sample of Finnish adolescents (N = 973; women 59.6%; Mage = 16.8, SD = .70), three value profiles emerged: personal-focus, growth-focus and self-protective, of which the personal-focus group scored highest on life satisfaction, the growth-focus group scored lowest on belonging to social media and the self-protective group scored highest on belonging to organizations. In all, subjective and social well-being were differently related to opposing values. The findings are discussed within a cultural and contextual framework.
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