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      Evaluation of Subjective Well-being: Analysis of the Satisfaction With Life Scale in Chilean Population Translated title: Evaluación del Bienestar subjetivo: Análisis de la Escala de Satisfacción con la Vida en población chilena

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          The aim of this investigation is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), in the adult population from ages 18 to 65. In order to do this two studies were conducted. In the first one, we evaluated the internal consistency and construct validation of data from 330 people between 18 and 52 years of age; in the second study, we evaluated the confirmatory factor and validation of data indicators from 1157 people between 18 and 65 years of age. The results show suitable indicators of internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.82), the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis finds a one factor's solution. The correlation between the SWLS, the WHOQOL-BREF Quality of Life Questionnaire, and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), display significant, consistent correlations in the expected direction. We conclude that the SWLS is a reliable and valid instrument to use for evaluating the cognitive sphere of subjective well-being in Chile's adult population.

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          El objetivo de esta investigación fue evaluar las propiedades psicométricas del cuestionario de satisfacción con la vida (SWLS) en población adulta de 18 a 65 años. Para esto, se realizaron dos estudios. En el primero se evaluó la consistencia interna y la validez de constructo con datos de 330 personas entre 18 y 52 años. En el segundo estudio se evaluó la estructura factorial confirmatoria e indicadores de validez con datos de 1157 personas entre 18 y 65 años. Los resultados mostraron adecuados indicadores de consistencia interna (alfa de Cronbach = 0.82), en el análisis de estructura factorial exploratoria y confirmatoria se encontró una solución unifactorial. La correlación entre SWLS, Cuestionario de Calidad de Vida WHOQOL-BREF y Cuestionario de Dificultades en la Regulación Emocional, arrojó correlaciones significativas, congruentes y en la dirección esperada. Concluimos que el cuestionario SWLS es un instrumento confiable y válido para su utilización en la evaluación de la esfera cognitiva del bienestar subjetivo en población adulta en Chile.

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          Further validation of the Satisfaction with Life Scale: evidence for the cross-method convergence of well-being measures.

          The structure of subjective well-being has been conceptualized as consisting of two major components: the emotional or affective component and the judgmental or cognitive component (Diener, 1984; Veenhoven, 1984). The judgmental component has also been conceptualized as life satisfaction (Andrews & Withey, 1976). Although the affective component of subjective well-being has received considerable attention from researchers, the judgmental component has been relatively neglected. The Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985) was developed as a measure of the judgmental component of subjective well-being (SWB). Two studied designed to validate further the SWLS are reported. Peer reports, a memory measure, and clinical ratings are used as external criteria for validation. Evidence for the reliability and predictive validity of the SWLS is presented, and its performance is compared to other related scales. The SWLS is shown to be a valid and reliable measure of life satisfaction, suited for use with a wide range of age groups and applications, which makes possible the savings of interview time and resources compared to many measures of life satisfaction. In addition, the high convergence of self- and peer-reported measures of subjective well-being and life satisfaction provide strong evidence that subjective well-being is a relatively global and stable phenomenon, not simply a momentary judgment based on fleeting influences.
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            Calidad de vida: Una revisión teórica del concepto

            El concepto de calidad de vida ha comenzado a utilizarse cada vez más en el campo de las evaluaciones en salud o como medida de bienestar. Pese a esto, no existe una definición única del concepto ni una completa diferenciación con otros conceptos similares, siendo frecuentemente mal utilizado. El presente trabajo presenta una revisión teórica del concepto, así como una clasificación de los distintos modelos de definiciones, incluyendo una propuesta de modelo centrado en la evaluación cognitiva. Se desarrollan también los principales problemas de la investigación en el área de la calidad de vida.
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              Quality of life in Brazil: normative values for the WHOQOL-bref in a southern general population sample.

              Normative data for WHOQOL-bref are scarce in the literature and unavailable in Latin American countries. The main objective of this study was to provide normative scores of WHOQOL-bref in a general population sample in Brazil and to describe differences in mean scores according to some socio-demographic characteristics. WHOQOL-bref was applied to a randomly selected sample of the general population of Porto Alegre. Participants were literate people aged 20 to 64 years. The questionnaires were self-administered in the presence of an interviewer in the respondent's home. The response rate was 68%, and the final sample contained 751 respondents (38% men, 62% women). Low quality of life was observed in the following subgroups: female gender, lower economic class, lower educational level, and the subgroup reporting a chronic medical condition. The mean scores of the WHOQOL-bref and percentiles of scores are reported as normative data for the general population. Our results can be useful to researchers using the WHOQOL-bref to compare their results with normative data from a randomly selected sample of general population. Additionally, the ability of WHOQOL-bref to discriminate different population subgroups makes it an important tool to identify vulnerable groups in epidemiological surveys.
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                Universitas Psychologica
                Univ. Psychol.
                Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá )
                1657-9267
                September 2012
                : 11
                : 3
                : 719-727
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidad de Santiago de Chile Chile
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                S1657-92672012000300003
                10.11144/Javeriana.upsy11-3.eswa
                40273016-c493-4bb1-89db-3757440b6f6f

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

                Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
                Subjective well-being,Satisfaction with Life Scale,Self-reporting,Psychological Tests,Health Psychology,Quantitative Research,Bienestar subjetivo,Escala de Satisfacción con la Vida,Auto-reporte,Pruebas psicológicas,Psicología de la salud,investigación cuantitativa

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