Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Psychosocial Correlates of Adolescent Life Satisfaction Reports

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Abstract
The internal consistency, one-year stability, and cross-sectional and longitudinal correlates of a global life satisfaction measure, the Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (SLSS: Huebner, 1991a), were investigated. The SLSS and Behavior Assessment System for Children-Self-Report-Adolescent Form (BASC: Reynolds & Kamphaus, 1992) were both administered to a sample of high school students on two occasions separated by one year. Alpha coefficients indicated adequate internal consistency for research purposes. The one-year test-retest coefficient suggested moderate stability of adolescent reports. Cross-sectional and longitudinal patterns of correlations between the SLSS and BASC Adaptive and Clinical measures were consistent with expectations for the most part and suggested that SLSS scores have meaningful relations with important mental health variables. It was concluded that greater attention should be devoted to the study of life satisfaction in children and youth.