Transcultural adaptation and validation of a satisfaction with life scale for Chilean adolescents.

Autor:	Álvarez CA; Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile, carolaalvarezq@hotmail.com., Briceño AM; Facultad de Gobierno, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile., Álvarez K; Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile., Abufhele M; Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile., Delgado I; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile.
Jazyk:	English; Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj:	Revista chilena de pediatria [Rev Chil Pediatr] 2018 Feb; Vol. 89 (1), pp. 51-58.
DOI:	10.4067/S0370-41062018000100051
Abstrakt:	Background: In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the determinants of subjecti ve well-being and happiness. In that context, life satisfaction is one of the measures used to assess subjective well-being, with emphasis in adult population. Objective: Adapt and validate (cultu rally and linguistically) the Canadian "Satisfaction with Life adapted for Children" (SWLS-C) in Chilean adolescents, in order to assess their global judgement about their own lives. Patients and Methods: Cross-sectional study, with adolescents between 10 to 18 years old, of both sexes and three socioeconomic levels in the Metropolitan region of Chile. After a process of translation and back translation, the scale SWLS-C was applied in 3 groups: cognitive interviews (n = 23) to evaluate se mantics, content, reliability and construct validity, a second group was used as pretest (n = 24) and a third for the validation of the test (n = 200). Factor analysis was performed and measurement of convergent and divergent validity. Results: The internal consistency of the scale through Cronbach's alpha was 0.815, with item-total correlations between 0.51 and 0.7. The correlation between scale items varies between 0.390 and 0.607. In the main component analysis, all items met the require ment of a factor greater than 0.3. The inverse correlation between SWLS-C and CDI was significant, with a linear R2 of 0.465. Conclusions: The Chilean version of the SWLS-C shows adequate psycho metric properties, construct validity, confirming its unidimensional character and the need to keep each item of the Canadian version. SWLS-C, in its Chilean version, is suitable to be self-applied in adolescent population. Further studies are needed to provide further evidence.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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