TY - JOUR
T1 - Is the Brief Multidimensional Student’s Life Satisfaction Scale Valid and Reliable for African American Adolescents?
AU - Valois, Robert F.
AU - Zullig, Keith J.
AU - Brown, Larry K.
AU - Carey, Michael P.
AU - Vanable, Peter A.
AU - Romer, Daniel
AU - DiClemente, Ralph J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health [1-UO1-MH66802]. This study was conducted through the iMPPACS network supported by the National Institutes of Mental Health (Pim Brouwers, Project Officer) at the following sites and local contributors: Columbia, SC (MH66802; Robert Valois [PI], Naomi Farber, Andre Walker); Macon, GA (MH66807; Ralph DiClemente [PI], Gina Wingood, Laura Salazar, Rachel Joseph, Delia Lang); Philadelphia, PA (MH66809; Daniel Romer [PI], Sharon Sznitman, Bonita Stanton, Michael Hennessy, Susan Lee, Eian More, Ivan Juzang, and Thierry Fortune); Providence, RI (MH66785; Larry Brown [PI], Christie Rizzo, Nanetta Payne); and Syracuse, NY (MH66794; Peter Vanable [PI], Michael Carey, Rebecca Bostwick).
Funding Information:
This study was conducted through the iMPPACS network supported by the National Institutes of Mental Health (Pim Brouwers, Project Officer) at the following sites and local contributors: Columbia, SC (MH66802; Robert Valois [PI], Naomi Farber, Andre Walker); Macon, GA (MH66807; Ralph DiClemente [PI], Gina Wingood, Laura Salazar, Rachel Joseph, Delia Lang); Philadelphia, PA (MH66809; Daniel Romer [PI], Sharon Sznitman, Bonita Stanton, Michael Hennessy, Susan Lee, Eian More, Ivan Juzang, and Thierry Fortune); Providence, RI (MH66785; Larry Brown [PI], Christie Rizzo, Nanetta Payne); and Syracuse, NY (MH66794; Peter Vanable [PI], Michael Carey, Rebecca Bostwick).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 SHAPE America.
PY - 2019/11/2
Y1 - 2019/11/2
N2 - Background: Health promotion/education strive to promote healthful conditions that improve quality of life based on the perceptions of those whose lives are affected Though health promotion/education might have instrumental value in reducing risks for premature morbidity and mortality, their ultimate value lies in contributions to quality of life. Life satisfaction (LS) has been defined as an individual’s assessment of their quality of life based upon personal criteria and linked to adolescent health risk behaviors and developmental assets. Purpose: We investigated the psychometrics of the Brief Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale [BMSLSS] with an adolescent sample of African Americans (N = 1,658) from four mid-sized cities in the United States. Reliability and validity of the BMSLSS has not been determined for samples of exclusively African American adolescents. Methods: Data analysis included calculating mean ratings, standard deviations and effect sizes (Cohen’s d) and inspecting the scale’s internal structure, reliability, and relationships to other variables. Results: Evidence of internal structure, internal consistency reliability, and hypothesized relationships to other variables for participants were determined. Translation to Health Education Practice: The BMSLSS is a useful indicator of LS for research and health education assessment purposes among African American adolescents where brevity of psychometric measures is imperative.
AB - Background: Health promotion/education strive to promote healthful conditions that improve quality of life based on the perceptions of those whose lives are affected Though health promotion/education might have instrumental value in reducing risks for premature morbidity and mortality, their ultimate value lies in contributions to quality of life. Life satisfaction (LS) has been defined as an individual’s assessment of their quality of life based upon personal criteria and linked to adolescent health risk behaviors and developmental assets. Purpose: We investigated the psychometrics of the Brief Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale [BMSLSS] with an adolescent sample of African Americans (N = 1,658) from four mid-sized cities in the United States. Reliability and validity of the BMSLSS has not been determined for samples of exclusively African American adolescents. Methods: Data analysis included calculating mean ratings, standard deviations and effect sizes (Cohen’s d) and inspecting the scale’s internal structure, reliability, and relationships to other variables. Results: Evidence of internal structure, internal consistency reliability, and hypothesized relationships to other variables for participants were determined. Translation to Health Education Practice: The BMSLSS is a useful indicator of LS for research and health education assessment purposes among African American adolescents where brevity of psychometric measures is imperative.
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U2 - 10.1080/19325037.2019.1662348
DO - 10.1080/19325037.2019.1662348
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85074006069
SN - 1932-5037
VL - 50
SP - 344
EP - 355
JO - American Journal of Health Education
JF - American Journal of Health Education
IS - 6
ER -