Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS): Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Psychometrics Properties Among Sample of Nigerian Middle-Aged Workers
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2024
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Corpus Intellctual
Abstract
Background: The measurement of the cognitive
aspect of wellbeing is significant in today’s world due
to its link with mental health. The current study
examined the factorial structure, psychometric
properties and concurrent validity of the Satisfaction
with Life Scale (SWLS) within the Nigeria socio-cultural
setting. At the initial phase of the study, 109
participants working in a government owned
University in Oyo State Nigeria completed the five
items SWLS and their information was analyzed
utilizing confirmatory factor analysis. One hundred
and ten participants from a privately-owned university
in Osun State Nigeria was used to concurrently
validate the instrument with a similar measure: the six
items Riverside Life Satisfaction Scale (RLSS)at the
second phase. Result: The SWLS possess a satisfactory
reliability (Omega (ωt) = .84). The model fit indicators
observed after exposing the SWLS to confirmatory
factory analysis revealed moderately suitable fitness
and acceptable item loading for a single factor
scale. A statistically significant Pearson’s (r) of = 0.79,
p<.01 was observed between SWLS and RLSS. The
SWLS possess an acceptable psychometrics property.
It is a useful instrument for investigating life satisfaction
within Nigeria sociocultural contexts.