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The Life Satisfaction Index - Well-being: Its Internal Reliability and Factorial Composition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

O. James ,
Ann D. M. Davies  and
S. Ananthakopan
O. James*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool, PO Box 147, Liverpool L693BX
Ann D. M. Davies
Affiliation:
University of Liverpool
S. Ananthakopan
Affiliation:
St Augustine's Hospital, Chartham, Canterbury, Kent CT4 7LL
*
∗ Correspondence
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The internal consistency and factorial composition of the eight-item Life Satisfaction Index-Well-being, adapted for use with elderly British samples, were examined. Crossvalidation was carried out with a randomly drawn community sample of 155 rural people aged 65–89 years. The scale was found to have acceptable internal reliability, but may require modification.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 149 , Issue 5 , November 1986 , pp. 647 - 650
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Copyright © 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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