The Subjective Happiness Scale

The Subjective Happiness Scale (Lyubomirsky & Lepper, 1999) is a 4-item measure of subjective happiness. Two items ask respondents to characterize themselves using both absolute ratings and rating relative to peers, while the other two items offer brief descriptions of happy and unhappy individuals and ask respondents to extent to which each characterization describes. The measure is scored on a 7-point Likert scale.

Related Article

Lyubomirsky, S., & Lepper, H. S. (1999). A measure of subjective happiness: Preliminary reliability and construct validation. Social Indicators Research, 46(2), 137-155. http://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006824100041

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