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Importance has been Considered in Satisfaction Evaluation: an Experimental Examination of Locke’s Range-of-affect Hypothesis 总被引:2,自引:4,他引:2
Importance weighting is a common practice in quality of life (QOL) measurement research. Based on the widespread idea that
important domains should make a greater contribution to individuals’ QOL total score, the weighting procedure of multiplying
item satisfaction by an item’s importance has been adopted in many QOL instruments. Locke’s [1969, Organizational Behavior and Human Performance
4, 309–336; 1976, Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Rand McNally, Chicago, pp. 1297–1343] range-of-affect hypothesis indicated that a satisfaction evaluation is determined
by the have-want discrepancy, importance, and the interaction of the have-want discrepancy and importance, implying that a
satisfaction evaluation incorporates the judgment of importance and weighting the satisfaction score with the importance score
is unnecessary. The purpose of the current study was to address the issue of importance weighting by examining Locke’s range-of-affect
hypothesis in the context of QOL research. A within-subject experiment was conducted to see if, given a varying amount of
discrepancy, participants would reveal whether or not satisfaction/dissatisfaction is related to the dimension of importance
placed on the object. Forty undergraduate students at National Taiwan University participated in the current study. Results
revealed that the association between have-want discrepancy and object satisfaction is stronger on the high important dimension
than the less important dimension. Generally, the results were consistent with Locke’s range-of-affect hypothesis, revealing
that a satisfaction evaluation has incorporated the judgment of item importance, suggesting that the procedure of importance
weighting is unnecessary.
This paper was a part of the first author’s Master’s Thesis. 相似文献
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Chia-Huei Wu 《Social indicators research》2008,86(3):469-480
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the utility of importance weighting when importance ranks were considered
as the weighting values by (1) examining the range-of-affect hypothesis in the within-subject context and (2) comparing performances
of weighted and unweighted satisfaction scores in predicting overall judgment of subjective well-being. Participants were
167 undergraduates at National Taiwan University. The mean age was 19.80 years (SD = 1.98). They were first asked to complete the measurements for global life satisfaction and overall QOL and then completed
a QOL questionnaire for rating satisfaction, perceived have–want discrepancy on 12 life domains and ranking importance on
these domains. Hierarchical linear modeling with a random-coefficients regression model was applied to examine the range-of-affect
hypothesis in the within-subject context. Correlation analysis was applied to evaluate performances of weighted and unweighted
satisfaction scores in predicting overall judgment of subjective well-being. Results of this study supported the range-of-affect
hypothesis, showing that the relationship between item have–want discrepancy and item satisfaction is stronger for high importance
items than low importance items for a given individual. Correlation analysis found that the four weighted satisfaction scores
computed from the algorithms proposed by Hsieh (Social Indicators Research 61:227–240, 2003) were not superior to unweighted
satisfaction score in predicting overall QOL and global life satisfaction. All these findings suggested that weighting satisfaction
scores with importance ranks may not have theoretical basis and empirical contribution. 相似文献
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Importance weighting is a common idea in quality of life (QOL) measurement. Based on the common idea that important domains
should have more contributions to individuals’ QOL total score, the weighting procedure of multiplying item satisfaction by
item importance was adopted in many QOL instruments. However, in Locke’s [1969, Organizational Behavior and Human Performance
4, pp. 309–336; 1976, in: M.D. Dunnette (eds.), Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Rand McNally, Chicago),
pp. 1297–1343] range-of-affect hypothesis, he indicated that the satisfaction evaluation of an item was determined by the
have–want discrepancy, importance and their interaction (discrepancy × importance), implying that item satisfaction has incorporated
the judgment of item importance, therefore, weighting an item satisfaction score with an item importance score is unnecessary.
The purpose of this study was to examine the range-of-affect hypothesis in the context of QOL research. Three hundred and
thirty two undergraduate students at National Taiwan University (NTU) participated in the study. Item satisfaction, importance
and perceived have–want discrepancy were measured for 12 different life-area items. Global life satisfaction was measured
as well. Regression analysis results showed that item importance and perceived have–want discrepancy have a significant interaction
effect on item satisfaction, supporting Locke’s range-of-affect hypothesis. In addition, regression analysis results also
showed that item importance and item satisfaction did not have a significant interaction effect on global satisfaction, suggesting
that weighting item satisfaction score by item importance value does not have advantages in predicting global satisfaction.
In a summary, the findings revealed that item satisfaction has incorporated the judgment of item importance, and, thus, the
procedure of importance weighting on item satisfaction is unnecessary. 相似文献
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This study proposes three mediation pathways to explain how the positive views (perceived control, optimism and self-enhancement)
proposed by Cummins and Nistico (Journal of Happiness Studies 3:37–69 2002) maintain life satisfaction. The three pathways were enhancing self-esteem, reducing have-want discrepancy and changing importance
perceptions. Two hundred and seventy-two undergraduates from Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology and Nan Kai
Institute of Technology voluntarily participated in this study. Questionnaires measuring sense of control, optimism, self-enhancement,
self-esteem, have-want discrepancy and importance of life domains, and global life satisfaction were administered to participants
in a classroom setting. Correlation and structural equation modeling analyses were conducted to examine the mediation effects
of these three pathways. Generally, results of correlation and structural equation modeling analyses were consistent with
hypothesized relations among variables and showed that the relationship between positive views and life satisfaction was completely
mediated by self-esteem, have-want discrepancy and shifting tendency of importance perception, indicating that the three pathways
of enhancing self-esteem, reducing have-want discrepancy and changing importance perceptions had unique effects to explain
how positive views maintain life satisfaction. 相似文献
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Do We Need to Weight Satisfaction Scores with Importance Ratings in Measuring Quality of Life? 总被引:1,自引:4,他引:1
Trauer and Mackinnon (2001; Quality of life research 10, pp. 579–585) recently proposed that weighting satisfaction scores
by importance ratings in measuring quality of life is undesirable and unnecessary. However, they didn’t use empirical data
to support their claim. In this study, different weighting algorithms developed by Cummins (1997; Comprehensive Quality of
Life Scale – Adult: Manual [Deakin, University Australia]), Raphael et al. (1996; Journal of Adolescent Health 19, pp. 366–375),
Ferrans and Powers (1985; Advances in Nursing Science 8, pp. 15–24) and Frisch (1992; Comprehensive Casebook of Cognitive
Therapy [Plenum Press, New York]) for measuring quality of life (QOL) were applied. Weighted scores computed from these weighting
algorithms were compared with unweighted scores in predicting a global life satisfaction measure by correlation and moderated
regression analyses. One hundred and thirty undergraduate students at National Taiwan University participated in the study
voluntarily. They completed a 15-item questionnaire on quality of campus life developed by the authors. They also completed
the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), a global life satisfaction measure developed by Diener et al. (1985; Journal of Personality
Assessment 49, pp. 71–75). The correlation results revealed that the weighted scores computed from different algorithms didn’t
have higher correlations to the SWLS than the unweighted scores. The moderated regression results also revealed that item
importance did not moderate the relationship between item satisfaction and the overall life satisfaction. All these findings
revealed that weighting satisfaction with importance is unnecessary.
This paper was a part of the first author’s Master Thesis 相似文献
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Chang-ming Hsieh 《Social indicators research》2012,108(1):99-109
The purpose of this article is to examine the recent claims calling for abolishing domain importance weighting in quality of life (QoL) measures by considering the evidence conceptually and empirically. Based on a close review of evidence presented to date, it is suggested that using the range-of-affect hypothesis as a possible explanation of the poor performance of weighted satisfaction composite in predicting or correlating with global satisfaction or QoL measures can be beneficial to our understanding of the life satisfaction literature. However, given the conceptual focus and the empirical approach of the range-of-affect hypothesis presented in the life satisfaction context, using the range-of-affect hypothesis to argue against domain importance weighting raised more questions than answers. Calling for abolishing domain importance weighting in QoL measures, based on the evidence of range-of-affect hypothesis, is premature. 相似文献
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Anne M. Gadermann Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl Bruno D. Zumbo 《Social indicators research》2010,96(2):229-247
This study introduces the Satisfaction with Life Scale adapted for Children (SWLS-C) and presents psychometric findings regarding
its validation. The SWLS-C was adapted from the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS; Diener et al. 1985), which is one of the most commonly used measures to assess satisfaction with life in adults. Three subject matter experts
adapted the SWLS by changing the wording of the item stem and response format in order to make it more understandable for
children. A stratified random sample of 1,233 students (48% girls) in grades 4–7 (mean age 11 years and 7 months) provided
data on the SWLS-C and measures of optimism, self-concept, self-efficacy, depression, emphatic concern, and perspective taking.
The SWLS-C demonstrated a unidimensional factor structure and high internal consistency. Furthermore, differential item functioning
and differential scale functioning analyses indicated that the SWLS-C measures satisfaction with life in the same way for
different groups of children (i.e., with regard to gender, first language learned at home—English vs. other language(s) than
English—and across different grades) at the item and at the scale level. Associations between scores on the SWLS-C and demographic
variables were statistically non-significant or of small effect size. In addition, the SWLS-C showed evidence of convergent
and discriminant validity in relation to the other measures. Our results indicate that the SWLS-C is a psychometrically sound
instrument that demonstrated evidence of construct validity for this age group. Limitations and future directions are discussed. 相似文献
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This study introduced a formative model to investigate the utility of importance weighting on satisfaction scores with partial
least squares analysis. Based on the bottom-up theory of satisfaction evaluations, the measurement structure for weighted/unweighted
domain satisfaction scores was modeled as a formative model, whereas the measurement structure for global satisfaction scores
was modeled as a reflective model according to top-down theory. The purpose was to see if the predictive effect of importance-weighted
domain satisfaction scores is stronger than unweighted domain satisfaction scores in predicting global satisfaction scores.
Three datasets in life, self, and job satisfaction were analyzed. In the life satisfaction dataset, 237 undergraduates at
Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology voluntarily provided their responses. The mean age of respondents was
20.80 years (SD = 1.05). In the self-satisfaction dataset, 269 undergraduates at National Taiwan University provided their
responses. The mean age of respondents was 19.78 years (SD = 1.44). Finally, in the job satisfaction dataset, 557 staff members
in seven Taiwan provincial hospitals provided their responses. The mean age of respondents was 35.87 years (range from 21
to 65, SD = 8.60). Three measures of domain satisfaction, domain importance, and global satisfaction were collected in each
dataset. Partial least squares analysis was used in model estimation. All the results revealed that unweighted domain satisfaction
scores have a stronger predictive effect for global satisfaction measures than importance-weighted domain satisfaction scores,
indicating that importance weighting on satisfaction scores did not have an empirical benefit. 相似文献
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Chia-Huei Wu 《Social indicators research》2008,88(3):423-436
This study investigates if satisfaction measures involve an implicit have-want comparison by examining the relationships between
direct have-want discrepancy, amount, and satisfaction, which vary in their degree of explicitness. The have-want discrepancy
measure explicitly asks respondents to rate the discrepancy between what they have and what they want. The amount measure
requires respondents to think about the amount of discrepancy between what one has and what one wants, but does not explicitly
ask about that. Finally, the satisfaction measure is assumed to incorporate a component of the have-want comparison but does
not ask respondents to consider such a comparison in the question. Three hundred and thirty undergraduate students at National
Taiwan University participated in this study. Correlation analysis showed that satisfaction has a closer relation with amount
than have-want discrepancy. In addition, a mediation model in which have-want discrepancy influence amount, which then influences
satisfaction, was generally supported in conventional mediation analysis and multilevel path analysis. In brief, this study
showed that satisfaction measures involve an implicit have-want comparison. 相似文献
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The objective of this study was to investigate the substantive aspect of construct validity of the Satisfaction with Life
Scale adapted for Children (SWLS-C; Gadermann et al. in Soc Indic Res 96:229–247, 2010). Specifically, the study examined the cognitive processes of children when responding to the items of the SWLS-C to find
out how they interpret and respond to the items. Think-aloud protocol interviews were conducted with 55 students in grades
4–7 (58% girls, mean age of 11 years, ranging from 8.8 to 12.8 years) and content analysis was used to analyze the data. The
findings indicate that most children had no difficulty in understanding the items, and used mainly two strategies for responding
to the items: (1) an absolute strategy, in which children used absolute statements to indicate the presence or absence of
something that is important for their judgment of their satisfaction with life, and (2) a relative strategy, in which children
used relative or comparative statements. In the absolute statements, children primarily referred to social relationships,
personal characteristics, time use, and possessions. In the relative statements, the children primarily compared what they
have to (a) what they want (b) what they had in the past, (c) what other people have, and (d) what they feel they need. Furthermore,
most children considered it important that information on their life satisfaction is obtained. The results are discussed with
regard to multiple discrepancies theory (Michalos in Soc Indic Res 16:347–413, 1985) and previous empirical findings. The results provide insights into children’s cognitive processes when responding to items
on life satisfaction and provide validity evidence that the SWLS-C is an appropriate measure to assess life satisfaction in
children of this age. 相似文献
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The aim of the current study was to examine the role of satisfaction-with-event as a mediator in the relations between flow
and life satisfaction based on the bottom-up theory (Andrews and Withey in Social indicators of well-being: Americans’ perceptions
of life quality. Plenum, New York, 1976; Lee et al. in J Macromarketing 22(2): 158–169, 2002). Four hundred and thirty-four participants with a mean age of 35.60 (SD = 11.76) were recruited from the audience of a “Cirque
du Soleil” acrobatics show, performed in Taiwan in 2009. Participants completed the flow scale (Csikszentmihalyi in Flow:
the psychology of optimal experience. Harper & Row, New York, 1990), a satisfaction-with-event scale (Lin and Hsu in Mark Rev 3(4): 497–528, 2008), and a satisfaction-with-life scale (Diener et al. in J Pers Assess 49:71–75, 1985) immediately after viewing the show. Structural equation modeling was conducted to examine our hypothesis that satisfaction-with-event
levels would fully mediate the relationship between flow and overall life satisfaction. Results supported our prediction and
are discussed in terms of bottom-up theory. Implications of the study are also provided for the leisure managers. 相似文献
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A scale measuring quality of life (QOL) is important in adolescent research. Using the graded response model (GRM), this study evaluates the psychometric properties of the satisfaction ratings of the Quality of Life Profile Adolescent Version (QOLPAV). Data for 1,392 adolescents were used to check IRT assumptions such as unidimensionality and local item dependence (LID). The goodness of fit of the GRM to the data and the item characteristic curves were evaluated. The reliability and validity analyses included item/test information, Cronbach’s α, and convergent and discriminant validity. Differential item functioning (DIF) procedures were also performed to detect item bias. The results provide evidence that the items sufficiently measured one single dimension. Few pairs of questions were flagged as LID due to content or wording similarity. Five items did not fit the GRM, and 4 were low in item discrimination. The findings also suggest that the assessment had appropriate reliability and validity. The DIF impact on the assessment score was considered minor. Because QOLPAV includes a respondent’s perceived importance of various life aspects, a short form that only considers important life aspects in the overall QOL estimation for each respondent becomes feasible within the framework of IRT. Future studies focusing on the development of a QOL overall index using the items from QOLPAV are recommended. 相似文献
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Gratitude and Adolescent Athletes’ Well-Being 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
Two cross-sectional studies were conducted to examine the relationships between gratitude and athletes’ well-being. Study
1 examines the relationship between dispositional gratitude and well-being, while Study 2 investigates the relationship between
sport-domain gratitude and well-being. In Study 1, 169 Taiwanese senior high school athletes (M = 16.43, SD = 0.7 years) were
administered the Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ; McCullough et al. 2002, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 82(1), 112–127), Team Satisfaction Scale (Walling et al. 1993, Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 15, 172–183), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS; Diener et al. 1985, Journal of Personality Assessment, 49, 71–75), and the Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ; Raedeke and Smith, 2001, Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 23(4), 281–306). In Study 2, a separate sample of 265 adolescent athletes (M = 16.47 years, SD = 0.7) were administered the
modified Sport-domain GQ, Team Satisfaction Scale, and ABQ. Study 1 results showed that dispositional gratitude positively
predicts team satisfaction and life satisfaction, and negatively predicts athlete burnout. Findings from Study 2 revealed
that sport-domain gratitude positively predicts team satisfaction and negatively predicts athlete burnout. A stronger gratitude
and well-being relationship was observed in Study 2. This research provides the initial verification that gratitude and adolescent
athletes’ well-being are related. Possible mechanism of this relation, limitations, and practical implications are discussed. 相似文献
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Christoph Randler 《Social indicators research》2008,86(2):297-302
Individual differences in diurnal preferences and circadian rhythms are viewed as an interesting dimension of human personality.
Previous research has examined various psychological correlates of diurnal preference. Evening types reported psychological
and psychosomatic disturbances more frequently and intensively than morning types and morning types have a healthier lifestyle
than evening types. Depression was also related to eveningness as were bulimic behaviour and seasonal affected disorders (SAD).
Given these studies, one would expect a positive relationship between satisfaction with life or happiness (general well-being;
Diener et al. (J Pers Assess 49:71–75, 1985)) and morningness. There was a significant positive correlation between morningness and satisfaction with life (r = 0.177; p = 0.023; N = 164). 相似文献
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This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of importance weighting in predicting outcome variables in a hierarchical and multidimensional measurement context. A total of 146 undergraduate students (female = 76; mean age = 20.25) from two universities in Taiwan and China participated in this study. They evaluated their quality of life on 22 facets from the WHOQOL-BREF scale, which covers four domains (i.e., physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environmental health). They were also asked to rate the importance of these 22 facets and items for three general subjective well-being indices, including overall quality of life, general health, and life satisfaction. A multiplicative formula was used to create importance-weighted scores for each facet, and four domain scores were obtained by averaging facet scores under specific domains. Results of regression analysis revealed that after applying the weighting procedure, the four domain scores did not account for more variances in the three indices for overall subjective well-being, and predictive effects of the four domain scores became less differential. Our findings suggest that importance weighting did not have its expected benefits but instead may negatively impact the predictive effects. 相似文献
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The purpose of this study was to examine the performance of the Thai-version of WHOQOL-BREF in assessing the quality of life
(QoL) among Thai college students. The psychometric properties of WHOQOL-BREF were assessed in this study. The self-administered
WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was applied. A total of 407 Thai college students (male age = 20.5 ± 1.2; female age = 20.5 ± 1.2)
participated in this study. Item-response distributions, internal consistency reliability, discriminant validity, criterion-related
validity and construct validity through confirmatory analysis were analyzed. The findings indicate that the WHOQOL-BREF had
acceptable internal consistency (α = 0.73–0.83 across four domains), all items highly correlated with corresponding domain
scores (r = 0.53–0.80), the indices of a two-order confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) demonstrate that the data fit the model well
with allowing covary of error variances of some items, all items had good property of criterion-related validity and item
discrimination and, all three domain scores except the social relationship domain had significant associations with overall
QoL or general health. The results suggest that the WHOQOL-BREF was reliable and valid to health professionals in the assessment
of the QoL of college-based Thai youth, but some unsuitable items may be deleted in future studies. 相似文献
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Quality of life (QOL) has become an important component of health. By using the methodology of psychometric theory, we examine
the item properties of the WHOQOL-BRIEF. Samejima’s graded response model with natural metrics of the logistic response function
was fitted. The results showed items with negative natures were less discriminating. Items written in a specific way were
more suitable to assess certain subgroups. The national items showed variation in discriminatory power. Questions measuring
objective and specific issues performed worse than items assessing general aspects of the QOL. 相似文献
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George N. Lyrakos Dimitrios Damigos Venetsanos Mavreas Kostopanagiotou Georgia Ioannis D. Κ. Dimoliatis 《Social indicators research》2010,95(1):129-142
The life orientation test-revised (LOT-R) (Scheier et al. in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 67:1063–1078, 1994) is a brief measure for assessing dispositional optimism. The aim of this study was to develop a Greek language version of
the LOT-R and to assess the instrument’s psychometric properties. The LOT-R was translated and culturally adopted in Greek
language, and the final version was administered, along with a questionnaire consisting socioeconomic characteristics and
a single item measuring optimism, to 276 Greek speaking, hospital nurses (222 female, 54 male), aged 22–65 years (mean 37.8,
SD 8.3). Results showed that the LOT-R has good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = .71 and item total correlation coefficients from .27 to .73, a unitary structure, and stability over a 3-months period
(r = .66). Moreover, the Greek version of the scale exhibited good convergent validity with single-item optimism scale (r = .73). Principal components analysis revealed a two-factor structure representing the constructs of optimism and pessimism.
The Greek life orientation test revised appears to be a valid tool in assessing dispositional optimism in Greek speaking people
and is expected to facilitate the examination of optimism in Greek speaking populations. 相似文献
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Ryff’s (1989b) Psychological Well-Being (PWB) scales measure six related constructs of human functioning. The present paper examined the
validity of Ryff’s 6-factor PWB model, using data from a life events study (N = 401) and an organisational climate study (N = 679). Previous validation studies, using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), have identified alternative PWB models, but
limitations include the use of shorter scale versions with items relating to a number of life domains within the same PWB
factor, and failure to examine the influence of participants’ socio-demographic characteristics on PWB. In this study, Exploratory
Factor Analysis (EFA) mostly found consistency in the PWB items and structure between the two studies whereby a 3-factor model
delineated between items relating to Autonomy, Positive Relations and a super-ordinate factor comprising the other PWB factors.
Using CFA, Goodness of Fit indices reached acceptable levels for the adjusted PWB model identified by the EFA, whilst differences
between adjusted models of PWB previously identified in the literature were hardly evident. Post-hoc analysis by gender demonstrated
socio-demographic effects on the structure and items that comprise PWB. Further development of PWB measures is needed to reflect
its hierarchical and multi-dimensional nature. In the scales’ current form, the construct validation of the PWB factors will
continue to be problematic and will fail to adequately evaluate the nature and impact of PWB. 相似文献
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Chang-Ming Hsieh 《Social indicators research》2012,109(2):267-278
The effect of relative domain importance as a weighting mechanism in quality of life (QoL) measures has been a topic of debate for decades. Studies investigating the role of domain importance in QoL measures have produced mixed results. The mixed results may very well be the consequences of a limited choice of global satisfaction or QoL measures, measurements of domain satisfaction, measurements of domain importance and weighting approaches applied to date. This study investigated the effect of importance weighting without assigning any arbitrary weighting function of domain importance. A cluster analysis was first used to classify individuals into groups, based on their perceived importance of various life domains, and then the relationship between global life satisfaction measure and the composite of domain satisfaction scores between these groups was compared. Results of this study showed that the relationship between global life satisfaction and composite of satisfaction scores did not remain consistent for respondents with different importance rankings of major life domains, which suggested an important effect of domain importance in QoL measures. 相似文献