Life Satisfaction in Brazil: Testing the Psychometric Properties of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) in Five Brazilian Samples

Gouveia, Valdiney V.; Milfont, Taciano L.; Fonsêca, Patrícia Nunes da; Coelho, Jorge Artur Peçanha de Miranda

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“…The SWLS assessed the concept of LS by measuring individuals' global judgement of their lives. The SWLS has been widely used for the past 20 years since its development in more than 4,000 studies (Gouveia et al, 2009). The SWLS has been translated into Malay (Swami and Chamorro-Premuzic, 2009), Chinese (Sachs, 2004), Arabic (Abdullah, 1998), Dutch (Arrindell et al, 1999), Norwegian (Vitterso et al, 2005) and Spanish (Atienza et al, 2003).…”

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A Model of Quality of Work Life, Life Satisfaction and Service Quality

Mohamad¹,

Mohamed²

2012

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The study was conducted with the purpose of identifying the impact of Quality of Work Life (QWL) on Life Satisfaction (LS) and Service Quality (SQ) among nurses in the public hospitals. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used to examine the internal reliability of a measure and structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to test the goodness of the proposed hypothesised model. The findings of the study supported the first two proposed hypotheses that postulated firstly, that the higher the perceived QWL, the higher the LS and, secondly, the higher the perceived QWL, the higher the perceived nursing SQ. The third hypothesis stated that the higher the LS, the higher the nursing SQ was not supported. The implication of the study suggests that nursing staff with high quality of QWL would deliver high SQ and at the same time achieve high LS.

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A Model of Quality of Work Life, Life Satisfaction and Service Quality

Mohamad¹,

Mohamed²

2012

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“…Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS, Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985; Brazilian version adapted by Gouveia, Milfont, Fonseca, & Coelho, 2009) is a 5-item Likert-type scale (ranging from 1 -totally disagree to 5 -totally agree) which assess satisfaction with life by a single-factor solution. The scores range from 5 to 25.…”

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Attrition Rates in a Brazilian Longitudinal Survey on Positive Psychology: Empirical and Methodological Considerations

2015

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This study evaluates how sociodemographic and psychological variables influence the intention in participating in future waves of a positive psychology longitudinal research. Participants were 2551 Brazilian subjects (63% female), ranging in age from 18 to 82 from 21 different States of Brazil, which responded to the first wave of the research. Several constructs of the positive psychology area were assessed. From the total, 37.7% of the participants did not accept to participate in the next waves of the study. Women were more prone to acceptting to participate when compared to men. The women who accepted presented higher levels in all "positive" psychological variables measured, and lower levels in all "negative" variables when compared to those who did not accept. For men, in turn, only pessimism influenced the intention in participating in the future waves of the study. Implications for longitudinal researches in Positive Psychology are discussed. Keywords: Positive Psychology, longitudinal, research, gender, Brazil. Taxas de Evasão em uma Pesquisa Longitudinal Baseada em Psicologia Positiva:Considerações Índices de Evasión en una Investigación Longitudinal Basada en Psicología Positiva: Consideraciones Empíricas y MetodológicasResumen Esto estudio evalúa como variables sociodemográficas y psicológicas influyen en la intención de participar en futuras etapas de investigación longitudinal con enfoque en la Psicología Positiva. Los participantes fueran 2551 individuos (63% mujeres), con edades entre 18 e 82 años, oriundos de 21 estados brasileños, que respondieron a la primera etapa del estudio. Fueron evaluados diversos constructos psicológicos del área de la Psicología Positiva. De todos los encuestados 37,7% no aceptaron participar de las futuras etapas de la investigación, existiendo más aceptación de las mujeres en comparación con los hombres. Las mujeres que aceptaron, presentaron puntuaciones mayores en todas las variables "positivas", y menores en todas las variables "negativas", en comparación con las que no aceptaron. Por otro lado, para los hombres, sólo el pesimismo influenció en la intención de participar de las etapas subsecuentes del estudio. Son discutidas implicaciones para estudios longitudinales con enfoque en psicología positiva. Palabras-clave: Psicología Positiva, longitudinal, investigación, género, Brasil.

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“…Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffi n, 1985; Brazilian version adapted by Gouveia, Milfont, Fonseca, & Coelho, 2009). The fi ve items that comprise this instrument evaluate life-satisfaction from a subjective perspective (e.g., "In general, I am satisfi ed with my life").…”

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Psychometric properties of the positivity scale - Brazilian version

Borsa

Damásio

Souza

et al. 2015

Psicol. Reflex. Crit.

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This study presents the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Positivity Scale (P--Scale). Participants were 730 subjects (65% women), aged from 17 to 70 years old (M = 31.0 years; SD = 11.43), from 21 Brazilian states. The sample was randomly split in two halves to cross-validate the results. With the fi rst half of the sample (n 1 = 365), an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted. With the second half of the sample (n 2 = 365), a confi rmatory factor analysis (CFA) assessed the fi t of the exploratory model. Convergent validity and group differences were also evaluated. The EFA and CFA presented a one-dimensional structure for the P-Scale. Moderate correlations were found between the P-Scale and mental-health, subjective happiness and life-satisfaction. The levels of positivity presented a low positive correlation with age, educational level and fi nancial income. Slightly signifi cant effects were found for occupational status and marital status. Positivity appears to be more closely related to personal dispositions than to sociodemographic aspects. Our results suggest that the P-Scale is a reliable measure with which to evaluate the levels of positivity in Brazil. Keywords: Positivity, scale, translation, adaptation, factor analysis. ResumoEste estudo apresenta as propriedades psicométricas da versão brasileira da Escala de Positividade (EP). Participaram 730 sujeitos (65,0% mulheres), com idades entre 17 e 70 anos (M = 31,0; DP = 11,43) de 21 estados brasileiros. A amostra foi dividida em duas metades para a validação cruzada dos resultados. Com a primeira metade da amostra (n 1 = 365), foi conduzida uma análise fatorial exploratória (AFE). Com a segunda metade da amostra (n 2 = 365), foi conduzida uma análise fatorial confi rmatória (AFC) para avaliar a adequação do modelo exploratório. Validade convergente e diferenças entre grupos também foram avaliadas. A AFE e a AFC indicaram o modelo unidimensional para a EP. Correlações moderadas foram encontradas entre a EP e medidas de saúde mental, felicidade subjetiva e satisfação com a vida. Os níveis de positividade apresentaram correlações positivas fracas com as variáveis idade, nível educacional e renda. Resultados signifi cativos, com baixo tamanho de efeito, foram encontrados nos níveis de positividade em relação a status ocupacional e estado civil. A positividade parece estar mais relacionada a disposições pessoais do que com características sociodemográfi cas. Os resultados sugerem que a EP pode ser uma medida confi ável para avaliar os níveis de positividade no Brasil. Palavras-chave: Positividade, escala, tradução, adaptação, análise fatorial.

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Life Satisfaction in Brazil: Testing the Psychometric Properties of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) in Five Brazilian Samples

Abstract: Subjective well-being, Life satisfaction, Satisfaction With Life Scale, Validity, Reliability, Brazil,

Cited by 179 publications

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A Model of Quality of Work Life, Life Satisfaction and Service Quality

A Model of Quality of Work Life, Life Satisfaction and Service Quality

Attrition Rates in a Brazilian Longitudinal Survey on Positive Psychology: Empirical and Methodological Considerations

Psychometric properties of the positivity scale - Brazilian version

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