A note on the dimensionality of quality of life scales: An illustration with the satisfaction with life scale (SWLS)

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 489-496

  Slocum Gori, Suzanne L ^a   Zumbo, Bruno D ^a   Michalos, Alex C ^b   Diener, Ed ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimensionality; Measurement; Psychometrics; Quality of life; Validity

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 67349197192     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9303-y     Document Type: Article

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