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Psychometric properties of the satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) in Iranian infertile women

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Maroufizadeh, Saman, Department of Epidemiology and Reproductive Health, Reproductive Epidemiology Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran., Ghaheri, Azadeh, Department of Epidemiology and Reproductive Health, Reproductive Epidemiology Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran., Omani Samani, Reza, Department of Epidemiology and Reproductive Health, Reproductive Epidemiology Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran, Ezabadi, Zahra, Department of Epidemiology and Reproductive Health, Reproductive Epidemiology Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran·2016·International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine
DOI 10.29252/ijrm.14.1.57PMC PMC4837918
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BACKGROUND: Infertility is a global public health issue and may adversely affect life satisfaction. One of the most widely instruments used to assess life satisfaction is the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the SWLS in Iranian infertile women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, a total of 125 infertile women referring to Royan Institute in Tehran were selected by convenience sampling method. The participants were administered the SWLS, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and a demographic questionnaire. The psychometric properties of the SWLS were examined: construct validity using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), reliability using Cronbach's alpha and convergent validity by examining the relationship with HADS. RESULT: Results of the CFA indicated that a single-factor model provides a good fit to the data (χ(2)/df= 1.58; GFI= 0.975; CFI= 0.995; NFI= 0.985; RMSEA= 0.069 and SRMR= 0.027). The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for SWLS was 0.887. Significant negative correlations were found between SWLS and HADS scores for anxiety (r= -0.410) and depression (r= -0.434), indicating an acceptable convergent validity. CONCLUSION: The SWLS has adequate psychometric properties for assessing life satisfaction in Iranian infertile women.

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  • The Satisfaction with Life Scale has demonstrated good psychometric properties, including in a Swedish population.

    “The instrument has demonstrated good psychometric properties, which have also been previously assessed even in a Swedish population. 35,36”

    From Internet-based treatment for provoked vulvodynia: Factors associated with treatment outcomes (2025) · cites this paper as [35]

    The Abstract (Results and Conclusion) reports adequate psychometric properties for the SWLS in Iranian infertile women. The Introduction discusses use across cultures, but our copy does not identify a Swedish population or report a Swedish assessment, so that part is not supported by this source. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • SWLS has good reliability and acceptable validity.

    “The scale has good reliability and acceptable validity (Hultell and Petter Gustavsson, 2008; Maroufizadeh et al., 2016).”

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Authors
Maroufizadeh, S., Department of Epidemiology and Reproductive Health, R. E. R. C., Ghaheri, A., Department of Epidemiology and Reproductive Health, R. E. R. C., Omani Samani, R., Department of Epidemiology and Reproductive Health, R. E. R. C., Ezabadi, Z., & Department of Epidemiology and Reproductive Health, R. E. R. C.
Affiliations
Royan Institute (IR)
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Venue
International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine
Publisher
Knowledge E DMCC
Published
2016-01-01
Volume
14
Issue
1
Pages
57-62
ISSN
  • 1680-6433 (ISSN-L)
  • 2476-4108
  • 2476-3772
DOI
10.29252/ijrm.14.1.57
PMC
PMC4837918
OpenAlex
W2271487817
Cited by
71
References
18
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9.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
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cc-by-nc
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  • International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine (IJRM) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Bioline International (Bioline International) (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Reproductive Health and Technologies
Keywords
Satisfaction with Life Scale, life satisfaction, infertility, infertile women, psychometric properties, construct validity, convergent validity, anxiety, depression, Iranian women

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