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Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale (TSLS): A study on elderly attending to university programs

by
Laura Galiana
1,*,
Melchor Gutiérrez
1,
Patricia Sancho
2,
Amparo Oliver
1 and
José M. Tomás
1
1
Departamento de Metodología de las Ciencias del Comportamiento. Universitat de València. Av. Blasco Ibañez, 21. C.P.:46010. Valencia (España)
2
Universidad de Zaragoza (España)
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2015, 5(3), 335-344; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe5030030
Submission received: 1 May 2015 / Revised: 15 September 2015 / Accepted: 1 October 2015 / Published: 1 October 2015
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Abstract

Several measures have been developed for the operalization of well-being, standing out the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS). To cope with some of its problems the Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale (TSLS) was developed. The aim of this study is to present and validate the Spanish version of the TSLS, in a sample elderly attending to University programs. The sample was composed of 737 elderly. Together with the TSLS, an indicator of general life satisfaction and the SF-8 Health Scale were used. Analyses included the study of factorial validity, estimations of reliability and external validity. Results of the confirmatory factor analysis were adequate: χ2(87)=454.593 (p<.001), CFI=.973; RMSEA=.085, showing appropriate fit for the three-dimension model posed. Internal consistency of the three dimensions was high: alpha values of .83 for past, .81 for present, and .86 for future life satisfaction. Additionally, results of external validity were as expected. The TSLS addresses the temporal axis in the measurement of life satisfaction, with psychometric guarantees. Its utilities are explained in the discussion.
Keywords: Satisfaction with life; successful aging; structural equation modeling Satisfaction with life; successful aging; structural equation modeling

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Galiana, L.; Gutiérrez, M.; Sancho, P.; Oliver, A.; Tomás, J.M. Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale (TSLS): A study on elderly attending to university programs. Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2015, 5, 335-344. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe5030030

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Galiana L, Gutiérrez M, Sancho P, Oliver A, Tomás JM. Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale (TSLS): A study on elderly attending to university programs. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2015; 5(3):335-344. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe5030030

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Galiana, Laura, Melchor Gutiérrez, Patricia Sancho, Amparo Oliver, and José M. Tomás. 2015. "Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale (TSLS): A study on elderly attending to university programs" European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 5, no. 3: 335-344. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe5030030

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Galiana, L., Gutiérrez, M., Sancho, P., Oliver, A., & Tomás, J. M. (2015). Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale (TSLS): A study on elderly attending to university programs. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 5(3), 335-344. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe5030030

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