Satisfaction with Life Scale
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The Satisfaction with Life Scale is a widely used psychological assessment tool that measures individuals’ global cognitive judgments of their overall life satisfaction.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
life satisfaction measure
ⓘ
psychological assessment tool ⓘ |
| administrationMode | self-administered ⓘ |
| canBeUsedFor |
group comparisons
ⓘ
longitudinal studies of life satisfaction ⓘ |
| correlatesWith |
mental health
ⓘ
physical health indicators ⓘ positive affect ⓘ |
| developer |
Ed Diener
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Randy J. Larsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert A. Emmons NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharon Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotDirectlyMeasure | affective well-being ⓘ |
| focusesOn | global cognitive judgments of one’s life ⓘ |
| hasBeenTranslatedInto | multiple languages ⓘ |
| hasGood |
internal consistency
ⓘ
test–retest reliability ⓘ |
| higherScoresIndicate | higher life satisfaction ⓘ |
| isPartOf | subjective well-being research tradition ⓘ |
| isWidelyUsed | yes ⓘ |
| itemContentType | global evaluative statements about life ⓘ |
| lowerScoresIndicate | lower life satisfaction ⓘ |
| measures |
cognitive component of subjective well-being
ⓘ
global life satisfaction ⓘ |
| negativelyCorrelatesWith |
anxiety
ⓘ
depression ⓘ stress ⓘ |
| numberOfItems | 5 ⓘ |
| originalArticleTitle | The Satisfaction With Life Scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPublication | Journal of Personality Assessment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| responseAnchors |
1 = strongly disagree
ⓘ
7 = strongly agree ⓘ |
| responseFormat | 7-point Likert scale ⓘ |
| scoreRange | 5 to 35 ⓘ |
| scoringMethod | sum of item scores ⓘ |
| shows |
convergent validity with other well-being measures
ⓘ
discriminant validity from measures of psychopathology ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
adolescents
ⓘ
adults ⓘ |
| typicalCompletionTime | less than 5 minutes ⓘ |
| usedIn |
clinical assessment
ⓘ
cross-cultural research ⓘ epidemiological surveys ⓘ health psychology research ⓘ positive psychology research ⓘ |
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