Measurement invariance of the Satisfaction with Life Scale: Reviewing three decades of research

SD Emerson, M Guhn, AM Gadermann - Quality of Life Research, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) is a widely used measure of life
satisfaction, a key aspect in quality of life. The SWLS has been used across many socio …

Health, hope, and harmony: a systematic review of the determinants of happiness across cultures and countries

S Singh, S Kshtriya, R Valk - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to review the literature on what constitutes happiness across
cultures and countries to advance scholarly knowledge on the happiness construct. A …

Meaningful living to promote complete mental health among university students in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

G Arslan, M Yıldırım, Z Karataş, Z Kabasakal… - International journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Maintaining positive mental health can be challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic
which undoubtedly caused devastating consequences on people's lives. There is need to …

Behavioral measures to fight COVID-19: An 8-country study of perceived usefulness, adherence and their predictors

J Margraf, J Brailovskaia, S Schneider - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Behavioral measures, such as the wearing of facemasks and maintaining of distance to
other people, have been central in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to be …

Facebook addiction disorder (FAD) among German students—a longitudinal approach

J Brailovskaia, J Margraf - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The present study aimed to investigate Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD) in a German
student sample over a period of one year. While mean FAD level did not increase during the …

Testing measurement invariance of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS-21) across four countries.

S Scholten, J Velten, A Bieda, XC Zhang… - Psychological …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
The rising burden of mental and behavioral disorders has become a global challenge
(Murray et al., 2012). Measurement invariant clinical instruments are necessary for the …

Brief form of the Perceived Social Support Questionnaire (F-SozU K-6): Validation, norms, and cross-cultural measurement invariance in the USA, Germany, Russia …

M Lin, G Hirschfeld, J Margraf - Psychological Assessment, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
The present study evaluates a brief, cross-cultural scale that maps a wide range of social
resources, useful in large-scale assessments of perceived social support. The Brief …

Comparing Facebook users and Facebook non-users: Relationship between personality traits and mental health variables–an exploratory study

J Brailovskaia, J Margraf - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Over one billion people use Facebook as a platform for social interaction and self-
presentation making it one of the most popular online sites. The aim of the present study was …

Are comparisons of mental disorders between Chinese and German students possible? An examination of measurement invariance for the PHQ-15, PHQ-9 and GAD …

Y Zhou, J Xu, W Rief - Bmc Psychiatry, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) is one of the most commonly
used instruments to assess mental disorders. However, research on its cross-cultural …

Sleep quality and COVID-19-related stress in relation to mental health symptoms among Israeli and US adults

MJ Coiro, K Asraf, O Tzischinsky, D Hadar-Shoval… - Sleep Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives The COVID-19 virus has resulted not only in high rates of morbidity and mortality
across the globe, but in widespread mental health problems and sleep disruption, likely as a …