Life satisfaction around the world: Measurement invariance of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups
- Autores
- Swami, Viren; Stieger, Stefan; Voracek, Martin; Aavik, Toivo; Abdollahpour Ranjbar, Hamed; Adebayo, Sulaiman Olanrewaju; Afhami, Reza; Ahmed, Oli; Aimé, Annie; Akel, Marwan; Al Halbusi, Hussam; Alexias, George; Ali, Khawla F.; Alp Dal, Nursel; Alsalhani, Anas B.; Álvarez Solas, Sara; Amaral, Ana Carolina Soares; Andrianto, Sonny; Aspden, Trefor; Argyrides, Marios; Aruta, John Jamir Benzon R.; Atkin, Stephen; Ayandele, Olusola; Baceviciene, Migle; Irrazabal, Natalia Carolina; Zanetti, Marcelo Callegari; Zawisza, Magdalena; Zeeni, Nadine; Zvaríková, Martina; Tran, Ulrich S.
- Año de publicación
- 2025
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- inglés
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- artículo
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- The Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) is a widely used self-report measure of subjective well-being, but studies of its measurement invariance across a large number of nations remain limited. Here, we utilised the Body Image in Nature (BINS) dataset–with data collected between 2020 and 2022 –to assess measurement invariance of the SWLS across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups (N = 56,968). All participants completed the SWLS under largely uniform conditions. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis indicated that configural and metric invariance was upheld across all nations, languages, gender identities, and age groups, suggesting that the unidimensional SWLS model has universal applicability. Full scalar invariance was achieved across gender identities and age groups. Based on alignment optimisation methods, partial scalar invariance was achieved across all but three national groups and across all languages represented in the BINS. There were large differences in latent SWLS means across nations and languages, but negligible-to-small differences across gender identities and age groups. Across nations, greater life satisfaction was significantly associated with greater financial security and being in a committed relationship or married. The results of this study suggest that the SWLS largely assesses a common unidimensional construct of life satisfaction irrespective of respondent characteristics (i.e., national group, gender identities, and age group) or survey presentation (i.e., survey language). This has important implications for the assessment of life satisfaction across nations and provides information that will be useful for practitioners aiming to promote subjective well-being internationally.
Fil: Swami, Viren. Perdana University; Malasia
Fil: Stieger, Stefan. Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences; Austria
Fil: Voracek, Martin. Universidad de Viena; Austria
Fil: Aavik, Toivo. University of Tartu; Estonia
Fil: Abdollahpour Ranjbar, Hamed. Koç University; Turquía
Fil: Adebayo, Sulaiman Olanrewaju. Ekiti State University; Nigeria
Fil: Afhami, Reza. Tarbiat Modares University; Irán
Fil: Ahmed, Oli. University of Chittagong; Bangladesh
Fil: Aimé, Annie. Université du Québec a Montreal; Canadá
Fil: Akel, Marwan. Lebanese International University; Líbano
Fil: Al Halbusi, Hussam. Ahmed Bin Mohammad Military College; Qatar
Fil: Alexias, George. Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences; Grecia
Fil: Ali, Khawla F.. Royal College of Surgeons Ireland-Bahrain; Bahréin
Fil: Alp Dal, Nursel. Munzur University; Turquía
Fil: Alsalhani, Anas B.. Vision College of Dentistry and Nursing; Arabia Saudita
Fil: Álvarez Solas, Sara. Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam; Ecuador
Fil: Amaral, Ana Carolina Soares. Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology of Southeast of Minas Gerais; Brasil
Fil: Andrianto, Sonny. Universitas Islam Indonesia; Indonesia
Fil: Aspden, Trefor. Aberystwyth University.; Reino Unido
Fil: Argyrides, Marios. Neapolis University Pafos; Grecia
Fil: Aruta, John Jamir Benzon R.. De La Salle University; Filipinas
Fil: Atkin, Stephen. Royal College of Surgeons Ireland-Bahrain; Bahréin
Fil: Ayandele, Olusola. University of Ibadan; Nigeria
Fil: Baceviciene, Migle. Klaipeda University; Lituania
Fil: Irrazabal, Natalia Carolina. Universidad de Palermo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Zanetti, Marcelo Callegari. São Judas Tadeu University; Brasil
Fil: Zawisza, Magdalena. Anglia Ruskin University; Reino Unido
Fil: Zeeni, Nadine. Lebanese American University; Líbano
Fil: Zvaríková, Martina. Comenius University in Bratislava; Eslovaquia
Fil: Tran, Ulrich S.. Universidad de Viena; Austria - Materia
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Life satisfaction around the world: Measurement invariance of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groupsSwami, VirenStieger, StefanVoracek, MartinAavik, ToivoAbdollahpour Ranjbar, HamedAdebayo, Sulaiman OlanrewajuAfhami, RezaAhmed, OliAimé, AnnieAkel, MarwanAl Halbusi, HussamAlexias, GeorgeAli, Khawla F.Alp Dal, NurselAlsalhani, Anas B.Álvarez Solas, SaraAmaral, Ana Carolina SoaresAndrianto, SonnyAspden, TreforArgyrides, MariosAruta, John Jamir Benzon R.Atkin, StephenAyandele, OlusolaBaceviciene, MigleIrrazabal, Natalia CarolinaZanetti, Marcelo CallegariZawisza, MagdalenaZeeni, NadineZvaríková, MartinaTran, Ulrich S.LIFESATISFACTIONMEASUREMENTINVARIANCEhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5The Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) is a widely used self-report measure of subjective well-being, but studies of its measurement invariance across a large number of nations remain limited. Here, we utilised the Body Image in Nature (BINS) dataset–with data collected between 2020 and 2022 –to assess measurement invariance of the SWLS across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups (N = 56,968). All participants completed the SWLS under largely uniform conditions. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis indicated that configural and metric invariance was upheld across all nations, languages, gender identities, and age groups, suggesting that the unidimensional SWLS model has universal applicability. Full scalar invariance was achieved across gender identities and age groups. Based on alignment optimisation methods, partial scalar invariance was achieved across all but three national groups and across all languages represented in the BINS. There were large differences in latent SWLS means across nations and languages, but negligible-to-small differences across gender identities and age groups. Across nations, greater life satisfaction was significantly associated with greater financial security and being in a committed relationship or married. The results of this study suggest that the SWLS largely assesses a common unidimensional construct of life satisfaction irrespective of respondent characteristics (i.e., national group, gender identities, and age group) or survey presentation (i.e., survey language). This has important implications for the assessment of life satisfaction across nations and provides information that will be useful for practitioners aiming to promote subjective well-being internationally.Fil: Swami, Viren. Perdana University; MalasiaFil: Stieger, Stefan. Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences; AustriaFil: Voracek, Martin. Universidad de Viena; AustriaFil: Aavik, Toivo. University of Tartu; EstoniaFil: Abdollahpour Ranjbar, Hamed. Koç University; TurquíaFil: Adebayo, Sulaiman Olanrewaju. Ekiti State University; NigeriaFil: Afhami, Reza. Tarbiat Modares University; IránFil: Ahmed, Oli. University of Chittagong; BangladeshFil: Aimé, Annie. Université du Québec a Montreal; CanadáFil: Akel, Marwan. Lebanese International University; LíbanoFil: Al Halbusi, Hussam. Ahmed Bin Mohammad Military College; QatarFil: Alexias, George. Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences; GreciaFil: Ali, Khawla F.. Royal College of Surgeons Ireland-Bahrain; BahréinFil: Alp Dal, Nursel. Munzur University; TurquíaFil: Alsalhani, Anas B.. Vision College of Dentistry and Nursing; Arabia SauditaFil: Álvarez Solas, Sara. Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam; EcuadorFil: Amaral, Ana Carolina Soares. Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology of Southeast of Minas Gerais; BrasilFil: Andrianto, Sonny. Universitas Islam Indonesia; IndonesiaFil: Aspden, Trefor. Aberystwyth University.; Reino UnidoFil: Argyrides, Marios. Neapolis University Pafos; GreciaFil: Aruta, John Jamir Benzon R.. De La Salle University; FilipinasFil: Atkin, Stephen. Royal College of Surgeons Ireland-Bahrain; BahréinFil: Ayandele, Olusola. University of Ibadan; NigeriaFil: Baceviciene, Migle. Klaipeda University; LituaniaFil: Irrazabal, Natalia Carolina. Universidad de Palermo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Zanetti, Marcelo Callegari. São Judas Tadeu University; BrasilFil: Zawisza, Magdalena. Anglia Ruskin University; Reino UnidoFil: Zeeni, Nadine. Lebanese American University; LíbanoFil: Zvaríková, Martina. Comenius University in Bratislava; EslovaquiaFil: Tran, Ulrich S.. 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The Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) is a widely used self-report measure of subjective well-being, but studies of its measurement invariance across a large number of nations remain limited. Here, we utilised the Body Image in Nature (BINS) dataset–with data collected between 2020 and 2022 –to assess measurement invariance of the SWLS across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups (N = 56,968). All participants completed the SWLS under largely uniform conditions. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis indicated that configural and metric invariance was upheld across all nations, languages, gender identities, and age groups, suggesting that the unidimensional SWLS model has universal applicability. Full scalar invariance was achieved across gender identities and age groups. Based on alignment optimisation methods, partial scalar invariance was achieved across all but three national groups and across all languages represented in the BINS. There were large differences in latent SWLS means across nations and languages, but negligible-to-small differences across gender identities and age groups. Across nations, greater life satisfaction was significantly associated with greater financial security and being in a committed relationship or married. The results of this study suggest that the SWLS largely assesses a common unidimensional construct of life satisfaction irrespective of respondent characteristics (i.e., national group, gender identities, and age group) or survey presentation (i.e., survey language). This has important implications for the assessment of life satisfaction across nations and provides information that will be useful for practitioners aiming to promote subjective well-being internationally. Fil: Swami, Viren. Perdana University; Malasia Fil: Stieger, Stefan. Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences; Austria Fil: Voracek, Martin. Universidad de Viena; Austria Fil: Aavik, Toivo. University of Tartu; Estonia Fil: Abdollahpour Ranjbar, Hamed. Koç University; Turquía Fil: Adebayo, Sulaiman Olanrewaju. Ekiti State University; Nigeria Fil: Afhami, Reza. Tarbiat Modares University; Irán Fil: Ahmed, Oli. University of Chittagong; Bangladesh Fil: Aimé, Annie. Université du Québec a Montreal; Canadá Fil: Akel, Marwan. Lebanese International University; Líbano Fil: Al Halbusi, Hussam. Ahmed Bin Mohammad Military College; Qatar Fil: Alexias, George. Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences; Grecia Fil: Ali, Khawla F.. Royal College of Surgeons Ireland-Bahrain; Bahréin Fil: Alp Dal, Nursel. Munzur University; Turquía Fil: Alsalhani, Anas B.. Vision College of Dentistry and Nursing; Arabia Saudita Fil: Álvarez Solas, Sara. Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam; Ecuador Fil: Amaral, Ana Carolina Soares. Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology of Southeast of Minas Gerais; Brasil Fil: Andrianto, Sonny. Universitas Islam Indonesia; Indonesia Fil: Aspden, Trefor. Aberystwyth University.; Reino Unido Fil: Argyrides, Marios. Neapolis University Pafos; Grecia Fil: Aruta, John Jamir Benzon R.. De La Salle University; Filipinas Fil: Atkin, Stephen. Royal College of Surgeons Ireland-Bahrain; Bahréin Fil: Ayandele, Olusola. University of Ibadan; Nigeria Fil: Baceviciene, Migle. Klaipeda University; Lituania Fil: Irrazabal, Natalia Carolina. Universidad de Palermo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Zanetti, Marcelo Callegari. São Judas Tadeu University; Brasil Fil: Zawisza, Magdalena. Anglia Ruskin University; Reino Unido Fil: Zeeni, Nadine. Lebanese American University; Líbano Fil: Zvaríková, Martina. Comenius University in Bratislava; Eslovaquia Fil: Tran, Ulrich S.. Universidad de Viena; Austria |
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