This report describes the validity

This report describes the validity testing of a multi-item scale of global life satisfaction, namely the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). This scale has been proposed as an alternative to single-item life satisfaction measures. As expected, the scale has sufficient construct validity and consists of one underlying dimension. The SWLS is significantly related to an alternative global life satisfaction measure, which indicates convergent validity. However, this correlation is rather low, which raises the question whether the SWLS measures the same as the single-item life satisfaction measure. The correlation of the SWLS with an alternative well-being measure (i.e. mental health index) is lower than the correlation with global life satisfaction. This provides evidence of discriminant validity. Other aspects related to well-being, such as health and illness, also correlate significantly with the SWLS. This shows nomological validity.
However, the SWLS also has a number of serious shortcomings. It suffers from data collection mode effects and the data show that a specific group of respondents
misinterprets the scale. Furthermore, the SWLS and the single-item global life
Satisfaction are almost equally related to other aspects that predict well-being. Therefore, the SWLS has no clear added value as an alternative of the single-item
life satisfaction. In conclusion, it is recommended that a single-item measure be used
instead of the SWLS.

Results (Indonesian) 1:

This report describes the validity testing of a multi-item scale of global life satisfaction, namely the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). This scale has been proposed as an alternative to single-item life satisfaction measures. As expected, the scale has sufficient construct validity and consists of one underlying dimension. The SWLS is significantly related to an alternative global life satisfaction measure, which indicates convergent validity. However, this correlation is rather low, which raises the question whether the SWLS measures the same as the single-item life satisfaction measure. The correlation of the SWLS with an alternative well-being measure (i.e. mental health index) is lower than the correlation with global life satisfaction. This provides evidence of discriminant validity. Other aspects related to well-being, such as health and illness, also correlate significantly with the SWLS. This shows nomological validity.However, the SWLS also has a number of serious shortcomings. It suffers from data collection mode effects and the data show that a specific group of respondentsmisinterprets the scale. Furthermore, the SWLS and the single-item global lifeSatisfaction are almost equally related to other aspects that predict well-being. Therefore, the SWLS has no clear added value as an alternative of the single-itemlife satisfaction. In conclusion, it is recommended that a single-item measure be usedbukan SWLS.

Results (Indonesian) 2:

Laporan ini menjelaskan pengujian validitas skala multi-item kepuasan kehidupan global, yaitu Kepuasan dengan Skala Hidup (SWLS). Skala ini telah diusulkan sebagai alternatif untuk single-item tindakan kepuasan hidup. Seperti yang diharapkan, skala memiliki validitas konstruk yang cukup dan terdiri dari satu dimensi yang mendasari. The SWLS secara signifikan terkait dengan alternatif global yang mengukur kepuasan hidup, yang menunjukkan validitas konvergen. Namun, korelasi ini agak rendah, yang menimbulkan pertanyaan apakah SWLS mengukur sama dengan single-item mengukur kepuasan hidup. Korelasi dari SWLS dengan alternatif kesejahteraan ukuran (yaitu indeks kesehatan mental) lebih rendah dari korelasi dengan kepuasan hidup global. Hal ini memberikan bukti validitas diskriminan. Aspek-aspek lain yang berkaitan dengan kesejahteraan, seperti kesehatan dan penyakit, juga berkorelasi secara signifikan dengan SWLS. Hal ini menunjukkan validitas nomological.
Namun, SWLS juga memiliki sejumlah kelemahan yang serius. Menderita dari efek modus pengumpulan data dan data menunjukkan bahwa kelompok tertentu responden
menafsirkan skala. Selanjutnya, SWLS dan single-item kehidupan global
Kepuasan hampir sama terkait dengan aspek-aspek lain yang memprediksi kesejahteraan. Oleh karena itu, SWLS tidak memiliki nilai tambah yang jelas sebagai alternatif dari single-item
kepuasan hidup. Sebagai kesimpulan, disarankan agar ukuran single-item digunakan
sebagai pengganti SWLS.