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This research examined selected psychometric properties of the Students' Life Satisfaction Scale for groups of black and white elementary school students. Participants included 120 black children and 496 white children from grades 3–6. The findings failed to demonstrate racial bias with respect to reliability, factorial validity, or criterion-related validity.
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Huebner, E.S. The Students' Life Satisfaction Scale: An assessment of psychometric properties with black and white elementary school students. Soc Indic Res 34, 315–323 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01078690
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