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The Satisfaction With Life Scale.

E Diener1, R A Emmons, R J Larsen

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 61820, USA.

Journal of Personality Assessment
|February 1, 1985
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Researchers developed the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) to measure global life satisfaction. This validated scale offers reliable and consistent results for assessing overall well-being across diverse age groups.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Subjective well-being is a key area of psychological research.
  • Existing measures may not specifically target global life satisfaction.
  • A need exists for a focused, reliable instrument to assess life satisfaction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a scale measuring global life satisfaction.
  • To create the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS).
  • To ensure the scale is narrowly focused on life satisfaction, excluding related constructs.

Main Methods:

  • Scale development and psychometric validation.
  • Assessing internal consistency and temporal reliability.
  • Correlational analyses with other well-being measures and personality traits.

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Main Results:

  • The Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) demonstrates high internal consistency.
  • The SWLS exhibits high temporal reliability, indicating stability over time.
  • SWLS scores show moderate to high correlations with other well-being indicators and predictable links to personality.

Conclusions:

  • The Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) is a psychometrically sound measure of global life satisfaction.
  • The SWLS is suitable for use across various age groups.
  • The scale has potential for diverse applications in psychological research and practice.