Initial Reliability and Validity of the Life Satisfaction Scale for Problem Youth in a Sample of Drug Abusing and Conduct Disordered Youth

Autor/inn/en	Donohue, Brad; Teichner, Gordon; Azrin, Nathan; Weintraub, Noah; Crum, Thomas A.; Murphy, Leah; Silver, N. Clayton
Titel	Initial Reliability and Validity of the Life Satisfaction Scale for Problem Youth in a Sample of Drug Abusing and Conduct Disordered Youth
Quelle	In: Journal of Child and Family Studies, 12 (2003) 4, S.453-464 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1062-1024
DOI	10.1023/A:1026068108161
Schlagwörter	Life Satisfaction; Adolescents; Measures (Individuals); Psychometrics; Gender Differences; Validity; Reliability; Youth; Substance Abuse; Friendship; Sexuality; Outcomes of Treatment; Behavior Disorders; Psychological Patterns; Interpersonal Attraction; Dating (Social); Therapy; Drug Use; Item Analysis; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Whites + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensvollendung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Messdaten; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Geschlechterkonflikt; Gültigkeit; Reliabilität; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Freundschaft; Sexualität; Interpersonale Anziehung; Therapie; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Itemanalyse; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; White; Weißer
Abstract	Responses to Life Satisfaction Scale for Problem Youth (LSSPY) items were examined in a sample of 193 substance abusing and conduct disordered adolescents. In responding to the LSSPY, youth endorse their percentage of happiness (0 to 100%) in twelve domains (i.e., friendships, family, school, employment/work, fun activities, appearance, sex life/dating, use of drugs, use of alcohol, money/material possessions, transportation, control of one's life). Results indicated that the LSSPY yielded three factor structures (i.e., Social Satisfaction, External Obligations Satisfaction, Substance Use Satisfaction), demonstrated good initial psychometric properties, and appears to be a useful instrument in the evaluation of treatment outcome in problem youth. Males were more satisfied in the Social and External Obligations domains than females, although no gender differences were indicated in Substance Use Satisfaction. Caucasian, African-American, and Hispanic youths responded to LSSPY items similarly. Future directions are discussed in light of these results. (As Provided).
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