Questions on life satisfaction flzm a short questionnaire. Life satisfaction index a lee kum sheung center for health. Reliability of the academic life satisfaction scale was established through the splithalf method and by using spearmanprophecy brown formula and the reliability coefficient is found to be 0. The american society of clinical oncology conducted a survey of us oncologists evaluating satisfaction with wlb and career plans between october 2012 and march 20. Well, the satisfaction with life scale below was developed by the man some call dr. Using the 17 scale below, indicate your agreement with each item by placing the appropriate. Each of these three orientations individually predicted life satisfaction. Satisfaction with life scale swls university of illinois. These scales were the students life satisfaction scale, the satisfaction with life scale, the perceived life satisfaction scale, the comprehensive quality of life scale school version, and. The satisfaction with life scale swls is in public domain, and may be used if proper citation is given. Satisfaction with life scale domestic violence evidence.
The life satisfaction index a lsia measures the psychological wellbeing in elderly, with dimensions such as zest for life, fortitude, congruence between desired and achieved goals, physical, psychological and social selfconcept. The scale is useful in forecasting a persons life satisfaction and is the only scale that looks at predicting future life satisfaction. The scale was developed as a way to assess an individuals cognitive judgment of their satisfaction with their life as a whole. Results of a factor analysis and the resulting scales on the lss are described. Ais abbreviated injury scale, anova analysis of variance, fss family satisfaction scale, lsia life satisfaction indexa, sci spinal cord injury, sd stan. The satisfaction with family life scale was used to measure satisfaction with family life. To evaluate satisfaction with worklife balance wlb and career plans of us oncologists.
Daily life satisfaction in older adults as a function of. The temporal satisfaction with life scale tswls the tswls assesses past, present, and future satisfaction in life to offer an accurate view of how a persons life is going regardless of time. Academic life satisfaction scale is used to predict the scholastic achievement as an index of academic success. The life satisfaction survey was designed to enhance the range of options for coaches in these areas. These scales were the students life satisfaction scale, the satisfaction with life scale, the perceived life satisfaction scale, the comprehensive quality of life scale school version, and the multidimensional students life satisfaction scale. The swlsc was adapted from the satisfaction with life scale swls.
Suggestions for future research are also discussed. Flz m, fragen zur lebenszufriedenheit module combines three features. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between family leisure satisfaction and satisfaction with family life. Ais abbreviated injury scale, anova analysis of variance, fss family. The american society of clinical oncology conducted a survey of us oncologists evaluating satisfaction with wlb and career plans. The satisfaction with life scale positive psychology. These scales are ed by ed diener and his coauthors. Most scores are based on responses to the following question. The predictive power of academic life satisfaction scale is assess.
Family life satisfaction is a pertinent topic as everyones family influences them in some way and most strive to have high levels. Family, friends, school, living environment, and self huebner in school psychol q 19. Participants indicate their agreement with five statements, such as so far i have got the. The scale does not assess satisfaction with specific life domains, such as health or finances, but allows subjects to integrate and weigh these domains in whatever way they choose. Satisfaction with life scale swls permission to use the scale is ed but you are free to use it without permission or charge by all professionals researchers and practitioners as long as you give credit to the authors of the scale. Life satisfaction index a lee kum sheung center for. Eric ed491869 academic life satisfaction scale alss and. The satisfaction with life scale pdf the satisfaction with life scale swls, created by ed diener, has been the most popular and widely used measure of life satisfaction since its inception in the 1980s. Manual life satisfaction scale l s scale normal view marc view isbd view manual life satisfaction scale l s scale promila singh, george joseph.
Measurement of life satisfaction measurement has long been understood as objective and external assessment, analogous to the measurement of bloodpressure by a doctor. Abstract the satisfaction with life scale swls was developed to assess satis. Indicate that this is an area where the client might benefit from new insights and behaviors about a healthy diet. The scale usually requires only about one minute of a respondents time. In order to be useful for policy deliberations, the measures of life satisfaction must be. The satisfaction with life scale swls was developed to assess satisfaction with the respondents life as a whole. Apr 10, 2014 to evaluate satisfaction with worklife balance wlb and career plans of us oncologists. The present study was thus conducted in order to examine the lsia among the elderly population of gorgan and its correlation with certain demographic factors. A measure of life satisfaction for use in treatment planning and. Personality traits mediate the effect of income on life. Personality traits mediate the effect of income on life satisfaction. Using the 17 scale below, indicate your agreement with each item by.
Using this book for the professional, continued additional factors the teen selfesteem workbook deals with many different aspects of selfesteem, including selfworth, selfresponsibility, self. The swls is a very simple, short questionnaire made up of only 5 statements. The academic life satisfaction scale is used to predict the scholastic achievement as an index of academic success. Daily life satisfaction was assessed using a single item from the satisfaction with life scale diener, emmons.
A measure of life satisfaction for use in treatment planning and outcome. And they should take good care of it because if not, it will deteriorate their customer service, their product, and most importantly, the life of their. Eric ed491869 academic life satisfaction scale alss. The life satisfaction scales can be influenced by factors such as question order, current mood, and mode of presentation, but in most cases these can be controlled. Questionnaire for selfassessing your worklife balance this document is part of a neal whitten elearning course called achieving the elusive worklife balance and was developed by neal whitten. Reliability and validity of the family satisfaction scale.
The satisfaction with life scale swls is a measure of life satisfaction developed by ed diener and colleagues diener et al, 1985. Below are five statements with which you may agree or disagree. Happiness, who has studied this subject more than 25 years, who time magazine featured first among researchers in its january 17, 2005 special. Participants completing the questionnaire are asked to judge how they feel about each of the statements using a 7 scale scoring system. Manual life satisfaction scale ls scale promila singh. The testretest reliability for each scale and the survey as a whole is. It consists of five statements that respondents rate on a scale from 1 strongly disagree to 7 strongly agree. All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your lifeasawhole now. Life satisfaction is a bit more complex than it first seems. The satisfaction with life scale was developed to assess satisfaction with peoples lives as a whole. The relation between life domains satisfaction and overall life satisfaction, values, internalexternal perceived control and the option of planning or by chance searching information on the. Questions on life satisfaction flzm a short questionnaire for assessing subjective quality of life.
Understanding scores on the satisfaction with life scale. The investigators found that academic life satisfaction is the best predictor of achievement. The questionnaire consists of two 8item modules, general life satisfaction and satisfaction with health. Family leisure satisfaction and satisfaction with family life.
Concerns regarding construct bias in psychological assessment have been the subject of ongoing research for a half century. Life satisfaction ls is the way in which people show their emotions, feelings moods and how they feel about their directions and options for the future. Life satisfaction is one factor in the more general construct of subjective wellbeing. Satisfaction with life scale domestic violence evidence project. It can also be used to measure satisfaction levels according to other parameters also, for example satisfaction. The satisfaction with life scale emerged as a good measure of general life satisfaction and the affective intensity measure appeared to adequately assess the characteristic level of emotional. Satisfaction with life scale positive psychology center. Zabriskies family leisure activity profile was used to measure family.
The life satisfaction scales can be influenced by factors such as. This study is undertaken to examine the effectiveness of a newly constructed psychometric instrument to assess academic life satisfaction along with the components of emotional intelligence. Our proposed system of wellbeing indicators would not supplant economic or other current social indicators, but would supplement and enhance their value by placing them within an over. Imagepdf sample pdf, tiff to pdf, jpeg to pdf created date. Sep 01, 2006 questions on life satisfaction modules in the original german. Daily life satisfaction in older adults as a function of in. Among other benefits, overcoming depression is a key to life satisfaction. Understanding scores on the satisfaction with life scale ed diener note.
Psychometric assessment of global scales of life satisfaction. Satisfaction with life scale by ed diener, robert a. The adults also provided their sociodemographic characteristics, such as gender, age, education, and their location prefecture. Pdf this article reports the development and validation of a scale to measure global life satisfaction, the satisfaction with life scale swls. The satisfaction with life scale and the emerging construct of life satisfaction william pavota and ed diener,b adepartment of social science, southwest minnesota state university, marshall, mn 56258.
Validity of the life satisfaction questions, the life satisfaction questionnaire, and the satisfaction with life scale in. Life satisfaction was assessed using the satisfaction with life scale swls. Our model of life satisfaction judgments points to the importance of attention, values, standards, and topdown effects. Using the 17 scale below, indicate your agreement with each item by placing the appropriate number in the line preceding that item. Since its introduction in 1985, the satisfaction with life scale swls. If we divide by the number of questions, rather than use the summed aggregate score, then the cutoffs below instead should be. The satisfaction with life scale and the emerging construct of life satisfaction william pavota and ed diener,b adepartment of social science, southwest minnesota state university, marshall, mn 56258, usa. Life satisfaction is one factor in the more general. We measured life satisfaction with the satisfaction with life scale swls diener et al. On the swls website, the scale is defined as follows. A satisfaction survey is done usually to measure the satisfaction level of a set of customers. Daily life satisfaction in older adults as a function of inactivity. Life satisfaction index among elderly people residing in.
The satisfaction with life scale a 5item scale designed to measure global cognitive judgments of ones life satisfaction not a measure of either positive or negative affect. The swls is a short 5item instrument designed to measure global cognitive judgments of satisfaction with ones life. The eswls is a 50item selfreport scale that measures. The investigators found that academic life satisfaction is the best predictor of achievement in social studies of secondary school pupils in kerala, india. The process of item construction and scale development is presented. The effect of neuroticism, which measures sensitivity to threat and punishment, is strong in both the british. Life satisfaction questionnaire lisat9, lisat11 spinal. The scale does not assess satisfaction with specific life domains, such as health or finances, but allows. The satisfaction with life scale and the emerging construct of life. Larsen and sharon griffin as noted in the 1985 article in the. Canadian study shows cheerfulness helps, depression hurts.
We use personality traits to better understand the relationship between income and life satisfaction. Review of the satisfaction with life scale psychology department. How can a few questions be any kind of scientific measure of happiness, in the sense of my satisfaction with life. It can also be used to measure satisfaction levels according to other parameters also, for example satisfaction levels of a doctor, nurse, teacher, as a citizen of a country and many others. The development and psychometric properties of the extended satisfaction with life scale eswls are described in detail. Life satisfaction theory and 4 contributing factors incl. Questionnaire for selfassessing your worklife balance. Generally, the life satisfaction component of swb has received. Oct 19, 20 the multidimensional students life satisfaction scale mslss, is based on a hierarchical factor structure that conceptualizes life satisfaction as an overall satisfaction that is subsumed by five domains believed to be important in youths lives. Life satisfaction in chilean university students dialnet. Review of the satisfaction with life scale 103 persons conscious evaluation of her or his life circumstances may re. The scale does not assess satisfaction with life domains such as health or finances but allows subjects to integrate and weight these domains in whatever way they choose. Although ed, the scale of positive and negative experience spane and flourishing scale fs may be used as long as proper credit is given.
The life satisfaction index a lsia measures the psychological wellbeing in elderly, with dimensions such as zest for life, fortitude, congruence between desired and achieved goals, physical. Zabriskies family leisure activity profile was used to measure family leisure satisfaction. Satisfaction with worklife balance and the career and. Little research has investigated the psychometric comparability of. Review of life satisfaction measures for adolescents. Life satisfaction can also be looked at in a new one as influenced by a family. It has now become apparent that lifesatisfaction cannot be measured in a similar manner.