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A Review of the Brief Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale

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There are few psychometrically sound measures of life satisfaction suitable for children and adolescents. The purpose of this paper is to describe the rationale, development, and psychometric properties of a brief multidimensional life satisfaction scale appropriate for use with children of ages 8–18. The paper summarizes extant studies of its reliability and validity and discusses essential future research. Additionally, the potential uses of the BMSLSS in research and practice are elaborated.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA

    E. Scott Huebner

  2. Montgomery County School District, Rockville, MD, USA

    Julie L. Seligson

  3. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

    Robert F. Valois

  4. University of South Florida, FL, USA

    Shannon M. Suldo

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Huebner, E.S., Seligson, J.L., Valois, R.F. et al. A Review of the Brief Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale. Soc Indic Res 79, 477–484 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-005-5395-9

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