Salokangas R K, Joukamaa M, Mattila V
Department of Public Health, University of Tampere, Finland.
Compr Gerontol B. 1988 Aug;2(2):69-74.
The purpose of this study was to develop a life satisfaction scale (LSS) suited for elderly Finnish people. The subjects were non-institutionalized elderly living in rural and urban areas in south-western Finland. They were interviewed for a prospective follow-up study (TURVA project) concerned with the psychosocial development of elderly people during retirement. Following the interview, the first version of the LSS was submitted to 339 respondents. It was completed and returned by 330 (97%). This version of the scale was then reduced to a 26-item version (LSS-A), which had a high reliability coefficient (Cronbach alpha 0.89). In factor analysis, LSS-A consisted of three main components: psychic balance, assessment of past life, and present happiness. An abbreviated 12-item scale (LSS-B) was also drawn up. When the number of items was reduced, the roles of psychic balance and present happiness were emphasized. The LSS, proved to be easy to use, its reliability was good, and the correlations between the sum score of LSS and the questions concerning life satisfaction in the interviews suggested fairly good validity. To further evaluate the validity and applicability of the scale, we need further studies in different types of elderly populations.
本研究的目的是开发一种适合芬兰老年人的生活满意度量表（LSS）。研究对象是居住在芬兰西南部农村和城市地区的非机构化老年人。他们参与了一项关于老年人退休期间心理社会发展的前瞻性随访研究（TURVA项目）。访谈后，LSS的第一版被提交给339名受访者。330人（97%）完成并返还了问卷。然后，该量表版本被缩减为一个包含26个条目的版本（LSS-A），其信度系数较高（克朗巴哈α系数为0.89）。在因子分析中，LSS-A由三个主要成分组成：心理平衡、对过去生活的评价和当下的幸福感。还编制了一个简化的包含12个条目的量表（LSS-B）。当条目数量减少时，心理平衡和当下幸福感的作用得到了强调。LSS被证明易于使用，信度良好，且LSS总分与访谈中关于生活满意度问题之间的相关性表明其效度相当不错。为了进一步评估该量表的效度和适用性，我们需要在不同类型的老年人群体中开展进一步研究。
