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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 2 Correlation between Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale for Children and the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS), the Self-Description Assessment Questionnaire (SDQ1) and the Childhood Stress Scale (CSS); square correlations between subscales (r 2); average variance extracted (AVE) and internal consistency

From: A validation study of the Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale for Children

 

Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale for Childrena

 

Self (r 2)

Compared-self (r 2)

Family (r 2)

School (r 2)

Friendship (r 2)

Non-violence (r 2)

MLSS-C total

Compared-self

.150* (.022)

 

Family

.695** (.483)

.157* (.024)

 

School

.553** (.305)

.061 (.003)

.536** (.287)

 

Friendship

.633** (.400)

.124* (.015)

.649** (.421)

.559** (.312)

 

Non-violence

.149* (.022)

.279** (.077)

.235** (.055)

.220** (.048)

.215 (.046)

 

MLSS-C total

.771**

.467**

.827**

.723**

.809**

.406**

SSRS total

.392**

.210**

.317**

.442**

.410**

.197**

.485**

SDQ1 total

.493**

.210**

.460**

.464**

.435**

.167**

.553**

CSS total

−.119*

−.210**

−.201**

−.081

−.101*

−.180**

−.218**

AVE

.408

.368

.481

.396

.352

.347

 

CR

.73

.80

.89

.76

.81

.51

 

α

.73

.81

.88

.79

.80

.50

 
  1. CR composite reliability, α Cronbach’s alpha
  2. **p < .01, *p < .05
  3. a N = 379