Characteristics

Code:

O-SLW-*-sq-*-11-a

Focus:

Overall: Satisfaction w Life as a Whole (O-SLW)

Time frame:

various time frames (*)

Mode:

1 question (sq)

Scale Type:

Different rating scales combined (*)

Scale Range:

11

Description

Self report on single question

Various items using the term 'satisfaction with life'

Responses transformed to common 0 to 10 scale
- scores on verbal response scales transformed using Thurstone's technique of expert weighing
- scores on numerical scales shorter than 11 step transformed by linear stretching