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1439 – Translation And Validation Study Of The Satisfaction With Life Scale (swls) In Greek General Population, Diabetes Mellitus And Patients With Emotional Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

G.N. Lyrakos ,
E. Xatziagelaki ,
A.K. Papazafiropoulou ,
C. Batistaki ,
D. Damigos ,
G. Mathianakis ,
S. Bousboulas  and
V. Spinaris
G.N. Lyrakos
Affiliation:
2nd Dep of Anesthesiology-Pain Unit, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Athens Psychiatric Department, General Hospital Nikaia Agios Panteleimon, Nikaia
E. Xatziagelaki
Affiliation:
2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute & Diabetes Center, School of Medicine, University of Athens “Attikon” University Hospital, Athens
A.K. Papazafiropoulou
Affiliation:
3rd Department of Internal Medicine and Diabetes Center, General Hospital of Nikaia Agios Panteleimon, Piraeus
C. Batistaki
Affiliation:
2nd Dep of Anesthesiology-Pain Unit, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Athens
D. Damigos
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Medical Psychology, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
G. Mathianakis
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Department, General Hospital Nikaia Agios Panteleimon, Nikaia
S. Bousboulas
Affiliation:
3rd Department of Internal Medicine and Diabetes Center, General Hospital of Nikaia Agios Panteleimon, Piraeus
V. Spinaris
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Department, General Hospital Nikaia Agios Panteleimon, Nikaia

Abstract

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Introduction

The satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) is a brief five-item measure of global life satisfaction rated on a Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). It is noted as one of the most popular scales in the measurement of life satisfaction.

Objectives

To test the psychometric properties of SWLS.

Aims

To create a valid measurement, easy to use for primary care and during treatment assessment in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), emotional disorder (ED) and general population (GP).

Methods

Translation of SWLS was performed using the multiple forward and backward translation protocol. Life orientation test (GrLOT-R), Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) and Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS), was also administered to check construct validity of SWLS.

Results

809 adults participated, 175 (21.6%) male, 634 (78.4%) female. The total scale of the SWLS had a coefficient alpha of .831. Item - total correlations where from .253-.783. Factor analysis has supported a unidimensional model with 1 factor explaining 68% of the total variance. Mean scores differed significantly between GP (M = 21 ± 6.3), DM (19.1 ± 6.2) and ED (M = 17.2 ± 6.9) (Mean differences = 1.847 and 3.723 p < .001 respectively). There was significant negative correlation with stress (r = -.297 p < .001), anxiety (-.297 p < .001) and depression (r = -.499 p < .001) and positive correlation with GrLOT-R (r = .499 p < .001).

Conclusions

The results of the current validation study suggest that the Greek translation of the SWLS is both reliable and valid, with good construct and discriminant validity and psychometric properties close to those reported in the international literature.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 28 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 21th European Congress of Psychiatry , 2013 , 28-E759
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2013
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