The Brief Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS): Reliability, validity, and gender invariance
Jayana Hashim1, Shaljan Areepattamannil2
1University of Calicut, Kozhikode, Kerala, India; Government Homeopathic Dispensary, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
Journal of Adolescence
|March 30, 2017
Summary
The Brief Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS) demonstrated strong reliability and validity in Indian adolescents. This validated scale accurately measures adolescent life satisfaction across diverse groups.
Area of Science:
- Psychological assessment
- Adolescent psychology
- Educational psychology
Background:
- Student life satisfaction is crucial for well-being and academic success.
- Existing measures may not be culturally adapted or psychometrically robust for diverse adolescent populations.
- The Brief Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS) is a widely used instrument requiring validation in new cultural contexts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the psychometric properties of the BMSLSS in a sample of Indian adolescents.
- To confirm the reliability, factorial structure, convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity of the BMSLSS.
- To assess the gender invariance of the BMSLSS in this population.
Main Methods:
- The study involved 445 adolescents (mean age 16.04 years) from Kerala, India.
- Internal consistency reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha.
- Confirmatory factor analyses and bivariate correlational analyses were employed to examine validity.
- Test-retest reliability was assessed in a subsample (n=392).
- Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis was used for gender invariance testing.
Main Results:
- The BMSLSS exhibited high internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha).
- Confirmatory factor analyses supported the factorial validity of the BMSLSS.
- Bivariate correlational analyses confirmed convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity.
- The scale demonstrated good test-retest reliability, indicating temporal stability.
- Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis supported the gender invariance of the BMSLSS.
Conclusions:
- The BMSLSS is a reliable and valid measure of life satisfaction for adolescents in India.
- The scale's psychometric properties are confirmed across gender, supporting its use in diverse populations.
- The findings support the use of the BMSLSS for research and practice concerning adolescent well-being in India.
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