The Survey of Recent Life Experiences : A psychometric evaluation

Hitherto, various critics have claimed that the most commonly used measure for daily hassles is confounded with psychological well-being in both content and format. In order to circumvent such contamination, the Survey of Recent Life Experiences (SRLE) was developed by Kohn and MacDonald (1992). In...

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Published in:Journal of behavioral medicine 1996-12, Vol.19 (6), p.529-542
Main Authors: MAJELLA DE JONG, G, TIMMERMAN, I. G. H, EMMELKAMP, P. M. G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Life Change Events
Male
Middle Aged
Netherlands
Personality. Affectivity
Psychological Tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Stress, Psychological - diagnosis
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Summary:Hitherto, various critics have claimed that the most commonly used measure for daily hassles is confounded with psychological well-being in both content and format. In order to circumvent such contamination, the Survey of Recent Life Experiences (SRLE) was developed by Kohn and MacDonald (1992). In the present study, the SRLE was psychometrically evaluated within a general sample of the Dutch population. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that, with the exception of one item, the original six-factor structure was strongly replicated. For five of six factors, internal consistency reliabilities proved satisfactory. It is argued that the rather low internal consistency reliability of the sixth factor may be improved if additional items are subjoined. In addition, yielded relationships between the SRLE and other variables were in accordance with previous research. It is therefore argued that the results are in support of cross-cultural construct validity of the SRLE. Future use within other Western European societies is recommended.
ISSN:0160-7715
1573-3521
DOI:10.1007/BF01904902