Below are five statements that you may agree or disagree with. Using the 1–7 scale below, indicate your agreement with each item. Please be open and honest in your responding.
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About this screener — evidence, source
A five-item measure of a person's overall cognitive judgement of their life, each rated 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree), giving 5–35. Scores are interpreted in bands from extremely dissatisfied to extremely satisfied. Useful for describing and tracking life satisfaction; it is not a diagnostic screen.
Evidence · validated
In the development study the SWLS showed high internal consistency and high temporal reliability, and correlated moderately to highly with other subjective well-being measures (Diener et al., 1985); later reviews are Pavot & Diener (Psychol Assess 1993;5:164–172; J Posit Psychol 2008;3:137–152). Score bands are the author's interpretive ranges, not diagnostic cut-offs.
Source & licence
Diener E, Emmons RA, Larsen RJ, Griffin S. The Satisfaction With Life Scale. J Pers Assess. 1985;49(1):71–75.
Licence: © Diener et al. — free to use without permission or charge by all professionals (researchers and practitioners), with credit to the authors
Credit Ed Diener, Robert A. Emmons, Randy J. Larsen and Sharon Griffin (1985).
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