Gender and age invariance of the Indonesian version of Satisfaction with Life Scale

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  • Darmawan Muttaqin Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Surabaya, Indonesia
https://doi.org/10.24854/jpu438

Keywords:

adolescents, adults, life satisfaction measurement, invariance, SWLS

Abstract

The study aimed to examine gender and age measurement invariance of the Indonesian version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS-ID). Participants were 1,922 individuals aged 16-26 years (M = 20.835, SD = 2.284). The measurement invariance of the Indonesian version of the SWLS was tested using multi-group analysis. The research showed there was gender and age measurement invariance of the SWLS-ID based on metric and scalar invariance. Also, the SWLS-ID did not have measurement bias due to group differences. Thus, the SWLS-ID can be used to compare life satisfaction scores between gender and age groups in the Indonesian sample.

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2022-11-30

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Muttaqin, D. (2022). Gender and age invariance of the Indonesian version of Satisfaction with Life Scale. Jurnal Psikologi Ulayat, 9(2), 208–215. https://doi.org/10.24854/jpu438

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2022)

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