Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale in Syrian Context

Abstract

The Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale MSLSS was designed to assess life satisfaction among children and adolescents in five specific domains (family, friends, School, Self and living Environment). The present study aimed at validating this instrument in Syrian Context. Several methods of reliability and validity were used in the study, and the instrument under consideration was administered to several samples of school students in grades 10 through 12 (N=608). The results obtained for each of the five subscales of MSLSS revealed acceptable internal consistency and test-retest reliability. The results also established convergent and divergent validity by using five criterion measures for these subscales. They displayed also validity for these subscales by investigating their Interco relations, as well as by using scholar grades of the subjects of the study. The overall findings suggest the suitability of MSLSS to be used in Syrian Context. Suggestions were made to conduct further studies upon this instrument with students of lower classes, as well as factor analysis and contrasted groups studies.