Psychometric properties and validation of the Satisfaction with Life Scale in psychiatric and medical outpatients in Malaysia

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2014, Pages S101-S106

  Aishvarya, Sinniah ^a,b   Maniam, Thambu ^a   Karuthan, Chinna ^c   Sidi, Hatta ^a   Jaafar, Nik Ruzyanei Nik ^a   Oei, Tian Po Sumantri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRY; REASONS FOR LIVING INVENTORY; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; VALIDITY; COMORBIDITY; EQUIPMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; YOUNG ADULT; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LIFE SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SATISFACTION WITH LIFE SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT; COMORBIDITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SUICIDE;

EID: 84889884865     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: 15328384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.03.010     Document Type: Article

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