Validating the satisfaction with life scale among early adolescents: psychometric assessment using item response theory.

Scott I Donaldson, Trista A Beard, Daniel Soto, Ryan Lee, Adam M Leventhal, Jennifer B Unger

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Article in Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Adolescent Addictive Behaviors and Subjective Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Mental Health Problems.Psychology research and behavior management · 2025
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Scott I DonaldsonDepartment of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA USA.

Trista A BeardDepartment of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA USA.

Daniel SotoDepartment of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA USA.

Ryan LeeDepartment of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA USA.

Adam M LeventhalDepartment of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA USA.

Jennifer B UngerDepartment of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA USA.

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Abstract

The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) has been extensively validated using Classical Test Theory, mostly relying on factor analytic methods among adult samples. The current study used Item Response Theory to validate SWLS among a sample of early adolescents in California and examine associations between SWLS and tobacco and cannabis use. Data were collected from ninth-grade students (

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AdolescentsItem response theorySatisfaction with Life ScaleSubjective well-beingSubstance use

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PMID40386309

DOI10.1007/s12144-025-07518-3

PMCPMC12084244

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