TY - JOUR
T1 - The life satisfaction index
T2 - A methodological and theoretical critique
AU - Hoyt, D. R.
AU - Creech, J. C.
PY - 1983
Y1 - 1983
N2 - The Life Satisfaction Index A (LSIA) was examined by factor analytic techniques. The data do not support the original conceptual framework of Neugarten and her colleagues. Although the results indicate a strong need for caution, there is evidence of an alternative interpretation of the LSIA that has a degree of consistency across racial and gender categories. In addition, these findings raise implicit questions about prior research using the LSIA and demonstrate the importance of making comprehensive, critical evaluations of scales with complex theoretical origins.
AB - The Life Satisfaction Index A (LSIA) was examined by factor analytic techniques. The data do not support the original conceptual framework of Neugarten and her colleagues. Although the results indicate a strong need for caution, there is evidence of an alternative interpretation of the LSIA that has a degree of consistency across racial and gender categories. In addition, these findings raise implicit questions about prior research using the LSIA and demonstrate the importance of making comprehensive, critical evaluations of scales with complex theoretical origins.
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U2 - 10.1093/geronj/38.1.111
DO - 10.1093/geronj/38.1.111
M3 - Article
C2 - 6848582
AN - SCOPUS:0020700398
VL - 38
SP - 111
EP - 116
JO - Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences
JF - Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences
SN - 0022-1422
IS - 1
ER -