Characteristics

Code:

M-AO-*-mq-v*-7-e

Focus:

Mixed: Affect + Overall (M-AO)

Time frame:

various time frames (*)

Mode:

multiple questions (mq)

Scale Type:

verbal scales combined (v*)

Scale Range:

7

Description

Self report on 16 questions

A   Self report on life satisfaction on 5 questions
      a  In most ways my life is close to ideal
      b  The conditions of my life are excellent
      c  I am satisfied with my life
      d  So far, I have gotten the important things I want in life
      e  If I could live my life over, I would change nothing
      Rated: 7  strongly agree ...1  strongly disagree

B: Self report on 9 questions. In the past week to which        extend did you feel:
     a  Happy
     b  Joy
     c  Pleased
     d  Enjoyment,/Fun
     e  Cheerful
     f  Sad
    g Worried
    h  Frustrated
    i   Upset

Rated: 7 extremely to 1 not at all

COMPUTATION:
(mean A) + ((mean Ba to Be) - (mean Bf to Bi))/2

Source:
A: Diener's Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)
B: Diener & Emmons scale of pleasant and unpleasant affect valence