Characteristics

Code:

M-CO-u-mq-v-5-bb

Focus:

Mixed: Contentment + Overall (M-CO)

Time frame:

time unspecified (u)

Mode:

multiple questions (mq)

Scale Type:

verbal scale (v)

Scale Range:

5

Description

Self report on 4 questions:

To what extent are you in agreement / disagreement with the following statements about the way in which you think about yourself and your life?
A  In most areas my life is almost ideal
B  The conditions of my life are excellent
C  I am contented with my life
D  So far, I have always achieved the most important things I want in life

Answers rated:
5 totally agree
4 slightly agree
3 don't know
2  slightly disagree
1  totally disagree

Computation: A+B+C+D divided by 4

Name: Shortened Diener's Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)
(In the original scale item 5 reads: 'If I could live my life over, I would change nothing'. This item is left out in this selection because a positive answer to this question does not necessarily mean that the respondent doesn't like the life he/she actually lives.)