The Psychometric Property of Thai Satisfaction with Life Scale of High School Students: Test of Gender Invariance
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Apr 25, 2020
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life satisfaction Confirmatory Factor Analysis measurement invariance
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This research aimed to: 1) investigate the psychometric property of Thai satisfaction with life scale of high school students, and 2) test gender invariance of the scale. The measurement was tested on 400 high school students in Bangkok with 2-stage random sampling. Data were collected using self-report questionnaire including personal data and Thai satisfaction with life scale. The Scale was analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and multi-group confirmatory factor analysis.
The results yielded that 1) The analysis of the scale’s reliability showed good internal consistency (α = 0.74) and confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the measurement yielded construct validity (c2= 1.01, df = 1, p-value = 0.60, AGFI = 0.99, CFI = 1.00, RMSEA<0.01) and 2) the Thai satisfaction with life scale featured partial strict gender invariance.
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Kedcham, A., & Sattabut, T. (2020). The Psychometric Property of Thai Satisfaction with Life Scale of High School Students: Test of Gender Invariance. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Rajapruk University, 6(1), 186–197. Retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/rpu/article/view/242240
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Diener, E.D., Emmons, R.A., Larsen, R.J., & Griffin, S. (1985). The satisfaction with life scale. Journal of personality assessment, 49(1) January - February: 71 - 75.
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