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Dimensionality of the Chinese Positive Youth Development Scale: Confirmatory Factor Analyses
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Shek, Daniel T. L.; Ma, Cecilia M. S. – Social Indicators Research, 2010
This paper examines the dimensionality and factorial invariance of the Chinese Positive Youth Development Scale (CPYDS) using multigroup confirmatory factor analyses (MCFA). Secondary 1 students (N = 5,649) responded to the CPYDS in the context of a positive youth development program. Results showed that there are 15 basic dimensions of the CPYDS…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Adolescent Development, Factor Analysis
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) for Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction Ratings; Multiple Group Invariance Analysis across Scales with Different Response Format
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Mazaheri, Mehrdad; Theuns, Peter – Social Indicators Research, 2009
The current study evaluates three hypothesized models on subjective well-being, comprising life domain ratings (LDR), overall satisfaction with life (OSWL), and overall dissatisfaction with life (ODWL), using structural equation modeling (SEM). A sample of 1,310 volunteering students, randomly assigned to six conditions, rated their overall life…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Structural Equation Models, Well Being, Predictive Validity