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<Articles JournalTitle="Iranian Journal of Public Health">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Iranian Journal of Public Health</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2251-6085</Issn>
      <Volume>39</Volume>
      <Issue>2</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2010</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>15</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Overall, and Specific Life Satisfaction Domains: Preliminary Iranian Students Norms</title>
    <FirstPage>89</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>94</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>M</FirstName>
        <LastName>Mazaheri</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US"></affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2015</Year>
        <Month>10</Month>
        <Day>03</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Background: The WHOQOL-BREF is one of the best-known instruments that have been developed for cross-cultural compari&#xAD;sons of quality of life and currently it is available in more than 40 languages. Current study was done to provide: (1) the psychometrics properties of the Iranian version of WHOQOL-BREF and (2) the norm scores for satisfaction with life over&#xAD;all and satisfaction with specific Life domains of Iranian students.
Methods: A sample of 1000 Iranian undergraduate students, (Males= 490 and Females= 510) were pooled using multi-stage random method and asked to complete the Iranian version of the WHOQOL-BREF.
Results: The results of current study indicated that a good internal consistency ( ) for WHOQOL-BREF (26 items) as well as four domain ratings. Our findings also showed no floor or ceiling effect for the 4 domains as well overall QOL and general health facets. Moreover, General norms for the satisfaction with life overall, general health and satisfac&#xAD;tion with spe&#xAD;cific life domains (physical health, psychological well-being, social relationships, and environmental support) were ob&#xAD;tained using WHOQOL-BREF.
Conclusion: The Iranian version of WHOQOL-BREF was deemed reliable in assessing the quality of life of a student popula&#xAD;tion in Iran. Our results of calculating and presenting norm scores for satisfaction ratings can be used as preliminary Ira&#xAD;nian stu&#xAD;dents' norms for those researchers who are interested in measuring and interpreting satisfaction ratings using WHO&#xAD;QOL-BREF</abstract>
    <web_url>https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/3121</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/3121/2920</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
