Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)
Diener, E. D., Emmons, R. A., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S. (1985). The satisfaction with life scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49(1), 71-75.
7-Point Likert scale with options: Strongly disagree (1), Disagree, (2), Slightly Disagree (3), Neither Agree nor Disagree (4), Slightly Agree (5), Agree (6), Strongly Agree (7)
Scoring
Test retest reliability was .82, coefficient alpha was 0.87.
Convergent and discriminant validity
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Diener, E. D., Emmons, R. A., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S. (1985). The satisfaction with life scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49(1), 71-75.
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