Life Satisfaction Index A.
LSIA / LSIB / LSIZ
- What it measures
- Life satisfaction and psychological wellbeing in later life across five components: zest versus apathy, resolution and fortitude, congruence between desired and achieved goals, positive self-concept, mood tone.
- Length and format
- 20 (LSIA); 12 (LSIB); 13 (LSIZ short form). agree/disagree statements (LSIA); rated open-ended questions (LSIB) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- 20+ langs incl. ES, ZH, JA, KO, SV, NL, DE, PT
- Normative data
- Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.
- Licence
- public-domain / open
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- Reference
- Neugarten, B.L., Havighurst, R.J., & Tobin, S.S. (1961). The measurement of life satisfaction. Journal of Gerontology, 16(2), 134-143. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/16.2.134
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