title: [Psychometric properties of the satisfaction with life scale in active elderly women].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample of 310 active elderly women with primary school education and living in their own homes. The scale's reliability was examined with Cronbach's alpha and the exploratory factor analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The reliability show a value of 0.75. Principal components analysis showed a single factor solution accounting for 51.32% of the variance. Item 5 "The conditions of my life are excellent" explained the highest percentage of variance in the data.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These analyses showed acceptable internal consistency.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de León, León, España.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Requena Hernández
authors.forename: Verónica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: López Fernández
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: González Boto
authors.forename: Tomás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ortiz Alonso
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires