Satisfaction with life Scale (SWLS): validity, reliability and assessment analysis in college students from Bogotá (Col) as sample

Abstract

Objective: Analyze the validity, reliability and assessment of the Satisfaction with life Scale (SWLS) Duque and Hervás (2013) in college students from Bogotá as sample. Method: 121 college students both males and females between 18 and 45 years old were sampled in this study. For this research, the translated and adapted version of SWLS by Vázquez, Duque and Hervás (2013) were used as instruments. A cross-sectional and instrumental type and a psychometric method were conducted for this research. Results: The factorial analysis shows a single factor that explains 62,3 % of the total cumulative variance; this model was confirmed by using structural equations and which are consistent with the theoretical proposal of the scale, and also a general Cronbach’s alpha = 0,839, positive correlations among all reagents and appropriate matching between elements and the correct overall score. Conclusions: The satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) shows a high reliability, appropriated internal consistency among the items, concordance between reagents, correlation between elements and the correct overall score, and concordance between the factorial structure with the original version, showing an adequate construct validity, appropriate reliability and consistency in college students sampling, recom-mending its application.