WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE SATISFIED WITH LIFE? MEASUREMENT AND MEANING ACROSS CULTURES.

The present study attempts to establish measurement invariance of the life satisfaction scale (LSIZ) using samples from Korea, China, and the United States. The process involved carrying out a series of confirmatory factor analyses with progressively more restrictive constraints. Results show that the life satisfaction scale is a reliable scale and could be used in culturally diverse countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]