Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS)

The SWLS (Diener et al., 1985) is a 5-item questionnaire designed to measure global life satisfaction with a 7-point Likert scale (1 =strongly disagree, 7 =strongly agree).

Related Article

Diener, E. D., Emmons, R. A., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S. (1985). The satisfaction with life scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49, 71–75. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa4901_13

Downloads

• SWLS: Word Document
• SWLS: Redcap Data Dictionary (.csv)

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