title: Psychometric properties and validation of the Satisfaction with Life Scale in psychiatric and medical outpatients in Malaysia.
abstract: The present study evaluated the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) in a sample of clinical outpatients in Malaysia. The SWLS is a measure designed to assess subjective life satisfaction. Four hundred eighty-three participants (283 with psychiatric illnesses and 200 with other medical illnesses) completed the SWLS and other self-report instruments. Results of the EFA and CFA supported the fit for the one-factor model as the best-fitting model. The internal consistency of the SWLS (α=0.86) was found to be high. Correlational analyses showed that SWLS had adequate concurrent validity. Scores on SWLS, which differentiated psychiatric patients and medical patients, supported criterion validity. The logistic regression analyses showed good discriminative validity of SWLS. The SWLS is a reliable and valid instrument to measure the satisfaction with life among psychiatry and clinical outpatients in Malaysia.
authors.affiliation: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Malaysia; University of Queensland, Australia. Electronic address: aishvarya_arun@yahoo.com.my.
authors.forename: Sinniah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aishvarya
authors.forename: Thambu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maniam
authors.forename: Chinna
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Karuthan
authors.forename: Hatta
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sidi
authors.forename: Nik Ruzyanei
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Nik Jaafar
authors.forename: Tian Po Sumantri
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Oei
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult