RT Journal Article
T1 A Network Analysis Study on the Structure and Gender Invariance of the Satisfaction with Life Scale among Spanish University Students
A1 Díaz Milanés, Diego
A1 Salado Navarro, Vanesa
A1 Santín Vilariño, María Carmen
A1 Andrés Villas, Montserrat
A1 Pérez Moreno, Pedro Juan
AB Introduction: The psychometric properties of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) have been evaluated across numerous languages and population groups, primarily from a factor analysis perspective. In some studies, inconsistencies in structural invariance have been identified. Objective: This study aims to analyze the properties and gender invariance of the SWLS from a network analysis perspective. Method: A total of 857 Spanish university students were obtained through a stratified random cluster sampling method in a cross-sectional survey design study. Descriptive analysis of the items, partial-correlation network, Bayesian network model estimation, and invariance analysis by gender were conducted. Results: The instrument did not exhibit any floor or ceiling effects. Each item can be considered univariately normally distributed, and all items clustered in a single and stable community. The partial-correlation network model and centrality measures were stable in the full sample and invariant across genders. Item 3 emerged as the most central node in the network with the highest predictability. The Bayesian network indicated that items 2 and 4 initiate the process, while item 5 acts as the sink, and items 1 and 3 act as mediators. Conclusions: The SWLS can be used as a unidimensional measure, and the total score and relationships among items are stable and reliable. Any potential differences among genders cannot be associated with the functioning of the instrument. The predictability of every item was high, and the Bayesian network clearly identified different roles among the items.
PB MDPI
SN 2227-9032 (electrónico)
YR 2024
FD 2024-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23413
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23413
LA eng
NO Diaz-Milanes, D., Salado, V., Santín Vilariño, C., Andrés-Villas, M., & Pérez-Moreno, P. J. (2024). A Network Analysis Study on the Structure and Gender Invariance of the Satisfaction with Life Scale among Spanish University Students. In Healthcare (Vol. 12, Issue 2, p. 237). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12020237
NO This research was funded by the EPIT 2020 project (University of Huelva, Spain) under Grant UHU-6272020.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026