Research Article

Using the Satisfaction with Life Scale in People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Validation Study in Different European Countries

Table 4

Concurrent validity 2: pairwise comparisons of the SWLS categories in regard to WHOQOL domain scores.

Comparison of the SWLS categories*
WHOQOL domains1 versus 2
ES**
2 versus 33 versus 44 versus 55 versus 61 versus 6

Physical health0.690.390.130.250.631.63
Mental health0.620.29 0.250.340.751.69
Social relationships0.030.380.210.440.561.34
Environmental0.190.530.120.300.831.90

: extremely dissatisfied; 2: dissatisfied; 3: slightly dissatisfied; 4: neutral/average; 5: slightly satisfied; 6: extremely/highly satisfied.
ES (Cohen’s effect size): difference between means divided by pooled standard deviation; interpretation: 0.2: small, 0.5: medium, 0.8: large.