This article describes the development of a brief research instrument to measure global life satisfaction in children, Student's Life Satisfaction Scale (SLSS). A preliminary version SLSS was administered sample 254 children age 7-14 from Midwestern United States. The scale demonstrated acceptable internal consistency and unidimensional factor structure. scores did not differ as function age, grade or gender. Analyses individual items well total indicated high degree overall satisfaction,...

Two studies describe the development and preliminary validation of a multidimensional measure children's life satisfaction, Multidimensional Students'Life Satisfaction Scale (MSLSS). In first study, version MSLSS was administered to sample 312 elementary school students. The final scale demonstrated 5-factor solution acceptable internal consistency for total subscale scores. second factor structure findings were cross-validated with an independent 413 students

Abstract Fredrickson's (1998, 2001) broaden and build theory postulates that the experience of frequent positive emotions serves to humans' thoughts behaviors, resulting in accrual resources, including coping which catalyze upward spirals toward future well‐being. Initial research supports tenets build; however, few if any, studies have examined this with children or adolescents, particularly context school experiences. This study explored role during school, coping, student engagement among...

Traditional mental health models focus on psychological problems and distress; accordingly, is viewed as the absence of illness or disability. In contrast, a dual-factor model incorporates both indicators positive subjective well-being (SWB) measures psychopathological symptoms to comprehensively determine an individual's adjustment. This study used such measure status young adolescents. A total 764 middle school students were classified into one four distinct groups based having high low...

Abstract This study examined the extent to which quality of parent and peer attachments related early adolescents' life satisfaction (LS), whether attachment served as a mediator between LS, potential gender differences. A total 587 middle school students in grades 6 through 8 participated. Although both positively was stronger unique predictor. There no significant difference males females levels attachment; however, reported higher peers. also found that adolescents were more attached...

Before the developmental trajectory, outcomes, and related interventions of gratitude can be accurately confidently studied among youth, researchers must ensure that they have psychometrically sound measures are suitable for this population. Thus, considering no known scales were specifically designed to measure in study aimed answer an important question: Are existing used with adults valid use youth? The present is empirical investigation, based on a large youth sample (N = 1,405) ages...

This study investigated the interrelationships among global self-concept, life events, and positive subjective well-being (positive affect [PA], negative [NA], satisfaction [LS]) in a sample of 92 high school students. The results demonstrated that events contributed significant variance to predictions PA, NA, LS, over above self-concept. Also, daily major events. Looking at specific event types related uniquely measures, only significantly PA LS. also indicated constructs each contained...

Abstract A central component of positive psychology is subjective well‐being (SWB). One facet SWB receiving increased research attention children's perceived quality life (PQOL). Existing related to child and youth PQOL reviewed, followed by a discussion the implications for school practice. Research with children adolescents reveals that has wide ranging nomological network including personality, environmental, activity variables. Furthermore, appears mediate relationships between...

The psychometric properties of a children's life satisfaction measure (MSLSS; Huebner, 1994) were assessed with middle school sample 291 students. Similar to findings elementary students, the MSLSS demonstrated preliminary evidence reliability and validity for research purposes. results confirmatory factor analyses supported five domains identified in previous younger along single higher-order general factor. Relationships among domains, demographic variables, social desirability responses...

This study assessed the levels and demographic correlates of adolescents' perceptions their overall life satisfaction with five specific domains lives (i.e. family, friends, school, self, living environment). Data were collected from 5545 students in public high schools South Carolina, USA as part Youth Risk Behavior Survey Center for Disease Control. Similar to findings studies adults, results revealed that most adolescents reported positive satisfaction, both respect global domain-specific...