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Cadenas Blanco et al. (2019): study ES 2014

Publication

Author(s):
Cadenas Blanco, M.; Fernandez Rodriguez, M.; Garcia Vega, E.; Guerra Mora, P.
Title:
Life satisfaction in people with gender dysphoria: control case study (Satisfaccion con la vida en personas con disforia de genero: Estudio caso-control)
Source:
Revista desexologia, 8(1):5-12

Investigation

Public
Patients of a gender clinic and controls, Spain, 201?
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability self-selected
Respondents
N = 71
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

In most ways my life is close to ideal
1  strongly disagree
2  disagree
3  neither agree nor disagree
4  agree
5  strongly agree

Item in Diener's Satisfaction with life Scale (SWLS)
Adjusted rating scale: 5-step verbal instead of 7-step numerical
Classification:
C-CI-u-sq-v-5-a
Author's label:
Satisfaction with life scale item 1
Page in publication:
Table 1
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.14 -
SD:
- -
Full text:
Self report on single question:

The conditions of my life are excellent
1  strongly disagree
2  agree
3  neither agree nor disagree
4  disagree
5  strongly agree

Item in Diener's Satisfaction with life Scale (SWLS)
Adjusted rating scale; 5-step verbal instead of 7-step numerical
Classification:
O-SLC-u-sq-v-5-a
Author's label:
Satisfaction with life scale item 2
Page in publication:
Table 1
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.47 -
SD:
- -
Full text:
Self report on single question:

'I am satisfied with my life'
1  strongly disagree
2  agree
3  neither agree not disagree
4  disagree
5  strongly agree

Item in Diener's Satisfaction with life Scale (SWLS)
Adjusted rating scale (5-step verbal instead of 7-step numerical)
Classification:
O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-d
Author's label:
Satisfaction with life scale item 3
Page in publication:
Table 1
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.35 -
SD:
- -
Full text:
Self report on single question:

So far, I have achieved most important things I want in my life
1  strongly disagree
2  agree
3  neither agree nor disagree
4  disagree
5  strongly agree

Item in Diener's Satisfaction with life Scale (SWLS)
Adjusted rating scale: 5-step verbal instead of 7-step numerical
Classification:
C-RG-h-sq-v-5-a
Author's label:
Satisfaction with life scale item 4
Page in publication:
Table 1
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.41 -
SD:
- -
Full text:
Self report on 4 questions:

To what extent are you in agreement / disagreement with the following statements about the way in which you think about yourself and your life?
A  In most areas my life is almost ideal
B  The conditions of my life are excellent
C  I am contented with my life
D  So far, I have always achieved the most important things I want in life

Answers rated:
5 totally agree
4 slightly agree
3 don't know
2  slightly disagree
1  totally disagree

Computation: A+B+C+D divided by 4

Name: Shortened Diener's Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)
(In the original scale item 5 reads: 'If I could live my life over, I would change nothing'. This item is left out in this selection because a positive answer to this question does not necessarily mean that the respondent doesn't like the life he/she actually lives.)
Classification:
M-CO-u-mq-v-5-bb
Author's label:
Satisfaction with life scale avarage
Remarks:
Average over 4 item shortened SWLS computed by WDH team.
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.34 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding patient of gender clinic (vs control)