Study Proctor et al. (2010): study GB 2007

Public

16-18 aged, UK, 200?

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 410

Non Response

89

Assessment

Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Life satisfaction

Our Classification

Remarks

Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (SLSS: uebner 1991b; Huebner 1991c) is a 7-item self-report scale which assesses global life satisfaction for students aged 8-18.

Distribution

a) M =5.64, SD = 0.19;
b) M = 4.15, SD = 0.20.
c) M = 2.19, SD = 0.49;

Operationalization

Self-report on 7 questions which assesses global life satisfaction:
3 groups identified based on a global life satisfaction self-report scale score:

a) very satisfied (above 5.43 on the 6-point SLSS scale)
b) average (scores were at or between 3.86 and 4.43 on the 6-point SLSS scale)
c) very unsatisfied (scores were at or below 2.71 on the 6-point SLSS scale)

Observed Relation with Happiness