Characteristics

Code:

O-Sum-c-mq-*-*-f

Focus:

Overall: Summed overall appraisals (O-Sum)

Time frame:

currently (today, these days, presently) (c)

Mode:

multiple questions (mq)

Scale Type:

Different rating scales combined (*)

Scale Range:

0

Description

Self report on 2 questions

A.
All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?
10 = completely satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 = completely dissatisfied

and

B
Taking all things together, would you say you are:
4 = very happy
3 = rather happy
2 = not very happy
1 = not at all happy

Standardize both scores (M = 0, SD = 1) and then sum.