TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Initial Reliability and Validity of the Life Satisfaction Scale for Problem Youth in a Sample of Drug Abusing and Conduct Disordered Youth
JO  - Journal of child and family studies
A1  - Donohue, Brad
A1  - Teichner, Gordon
A1  - Azrin, Nathan
A1  - Weintraub, Noah
A1  - Crum, Thomas A.
A1  - Murphy, Leah
A1  - Silver, N. Clayton
SP  - 453
EP  - 464
VL  - 12
IS  - 4
N2  - Responses to Life Satisfaction Scale for Problem Youth (LSSPY) items were examined in a sample of 193 substance abusing and conduct disordered adolescents. In responding to the LSSPY, youth endorse their percentage of happiness (0 to 100%) in twelve domains (i.e., friendships, family, school, employment/work, fun activities, appearance, sex life/dating, use of drugs, use of alcohol, money/material possessions, transportation, control of one's life). Results indicated that the LSSPY yielded three factor structures (i.e., Social Satisfaction, External Obligations Satisfaction, Substance Use Satisfaction), demonstrated good initial psychometric properties, and appears to be a useful instrument in the evaluation of treatment outcome in problem youth. Males were more satisfied in the Social and External Obligations domains than females, although no gender differences were indicated in Substance Use Satisfaction. Caucasian, African-American, and Hispanic youths responded to LSSPY items similarly. Future directions are discussed in light of these results.<p /> 
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SN  - 1062-1024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1026068108161
ID  - ref1
ER  -