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Publication Date: 2024
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Examining Measurement Invariance of Different SWLS Measurement Models According to Gender
Sena Dogruyol; Bilge Bakir Aygar; Nezaket Bilge Uzun; Asena Yucedaglar
Journal on Educational Psychology, v17 n3 p8-20 2024
The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), a popular and widely used measurement tool in cross-cultural research, evaluates life satisfaction. Even though numerous studies have demonstrated factorial validity across a range of samples and cultures, the topic of factorial invariance across various subgroups is still up for debate. There are inconsistencies regarding the structure of the life satisfaction scale in descriptive and relational studies. This study aimed to combine these contentious models' (Model 1: single-factor model, Model 2: modified single-factor model and Model 3: two-factor model) measurement invariance with the findings of Multi Group Confirmatory Factor Analyses (MGCFA) carried out among various gender subgroups in Turkish culture with a sample of 690 participants. As a result of the research, all models met the model data goodness of fit according to the gender subgroup. But measurement-invariance decisions carried out according to different models differed.
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Life Satisfaction, Factor Structure, Models, Cultural Context, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries, Factor Analysis
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Satisfaction With Life Scale
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