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Initial Development and Validation of the Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale–Adolescent Version

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The factor structure of a new self-report scale, the Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale–Adolescent version, was examined. Reliability and 2-week stability estimates of the domain scores and total score were calculated. Relationships of the domain and total scores with other well-being measures were examined as well as the impact of social desirability responding. Although additional development is necessary, results provided preliminary psychometric support for the MSLSS–A for research purposes.The usefulness of life satisfaction measures vis-à-vis the positive psychology movement (Seligman and Csikzentmihalyi, American Psychologist, 55(1): 5-14, 2000) is highlighted.

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Gilligan, T.D., Huebner, S. Initial Development and Validation of the Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale–Adolescent Version. Applied Research Quality Life 2, 1–16 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-007-9026-2

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