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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-SLS-g-rc-n-9-a
Focus:
Overall: Satisfaction with Life-Situation (O-SLS)
Time frame:
generally (g)
Mode:
rating by clinican (rc)
Scale Type:
numeric scale (n)
Scale Range:
9

Description

Rating by several clinicians on the basis of interviews and tests during 5 days

General satisfaction with present life situation
1  dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9  satisfied

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Lehr & Dreher (1969): study XZ Germany West 1965 60-75 aged middle class employees or former employees, Germany, 1965 N = 200
Lehr & Dreher (1969): study XZ Germany West 1965 /1 Retired and employed steelworkers, Germany 1965 N = 290