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Measurement Invariance of the Satisfaction with Love Life Scale Among Emerging Adults in Angola, Brazil, East Timor, Macao, and Portugal

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Part of the book series: Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology ((CAPP,volume 12))

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The current chapter evaluates the measurement invariance of a recently developed instrument, the Satisfaction with Love Life Scale (SWLLS, Neto. Meas Eval Couns Dev 38:2–13, 2005) in a cross-sectional study sampling 1113 emerging adults from Angola, Brazil, East Timor, Macao, and Portugal. A multigroup confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit of a configural, measurement weights and partial scalar invariance model, indicating similar patterns and strengths in factor loadings, means and intercepts across samples. We conclude that the SWLLS shows brief and valid test scores of love life satisfaction that is suitable for use in cross-cultural survey with emerging adults.

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  1. University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Fèlix Neto

  2. Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

    Radosveta Dimitrova

  3. Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan

    Radosveta Dimitrova

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Neto, F., Dimitrova, R. (2017). Measurement Invariance of the Satisfaction with Love Life Scale Among Emerging Adults in Angola, Brazil, East Timor, Macao, and Portugal. In: Dimitrova, R. (eds) Well-Being of Youth and Emerging Adults across Cultures . Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68363-8_17

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