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Multidimensional life satisfaction scale for children: development and validation studies

The main purpose of this study was to develop a Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale for Children, as well as to present significant psychometric information. In parallel, we tested Huebner's Children's Life Satisfaction Multidimensional Model. Construction and validation studies were carried out. The final version of the Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale for Children includes 50 items, divided into 6 groupings: self, Compared self, Non-violence, Family, Friendship and School. We found adequate internal consistencies for each subscale as well as for the scale as a whole. The concurrent validity of the Children's Life Satisfaction Multidimensional sub-scales was confirmed through average correlation coefficients using criterion measurement.

Subjective well-being; Life satisfaction scale; Validity


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