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  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Life satisfaction is a global evaluation of life quality.
  • The Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) is a widely used measure.
  • Individuals with mental disorders often report lower life satisfaction than controls.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Compare life satisfaction across different mental disorder diagnostic groups.
  • Test the measurement invariance of the SWLS across these groups.
  • Examine the impact of inpatient treatment on life satisfaction.

Main Methods:

  • Analyzed data from 9649 inpatients across seven diagnostic categories.
  • Included depressive, phobic, obsessive-compulsive, trauma-related, somatoform, and eating disorders.
  • Utilized the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS).

Main Results:

  • Confirmed the one-factor structure and full measurement invariance of the SWLS across diagnostic groups.
  • Patients with trauma-related disorders reported the lowest life satisfaction.
  • Life satisfaction significantly increased during treatment, correlating with reduced depressive symptoms.

Conclusions:

  • The SWLS demonstrates excellent psychometric properties across diverse mental health conditions.
  • Life satisfaction varies significantly between diagnostic groups, with trauma-related disorders being the lowest.
  • Inpatient treatment leads to increased life satisfaction, though levels may not reach those of non-clinical populations upon discharge.