Abstract
This study examined the internal consistency reliability and factor structure of an abbreviated version of the Multidimensional
Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (MSLSS: Huebner, Psychological Assessment, 6, 149–158, 1994), which measures the life satisfaction of youth in five domains: family, friends, school, self, and living environment. A
total of 10 negatively-worded items were excluded from the original 40-item MSLSS. The data were obtained from a sample of
844 middle school students in a Southeastern US state. The analyses revealed acceptable reliability coefficients across the
five domains (range = 0.71–0.91). Using confirmatory factor analysis procedures, the correlated factors model also suggested
acceptable fit across several indices. Pending further research, the abbreviated 30-item version of the MSLSS provides a promising
alternative to the original MSLSS when brevity of measurement is a consideration.
Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (MSLSS: Huebner, Psychological Assessment, 6, 149–158, 1994), which measures the life satisfaction of youth in five domains: family, friends, school, self, and living environment. A
total of 10 negatively-worded items were excluded from the original 40-item MSLSS. The data were obtained from a sample of
844 middle school students in a Southeastern US state. The analyses revealed acceptable reliability coefficients across the
five domains (range = 0.71–0.91). Using confirmatory factor analysis procedures, the correlated factors model also suggested
acceptable fit across several indices. Pending further research, the abbreviated 30-item version of the MSLSS provides a promising
alternative to the original MSLSS when brevity of measurement is a consideration.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-7
- DOI 10.1007/s12187-012-9140-z
- Authors
- E. Scott Huebner, Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
- Keith J. Zullig, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Runa Saha, Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
- Journal Child Indicators Research
- Online ISSN 1874-8988
- Print ISSN 1874-897X