Satisfaction With Life Scale.

SWLS

What it measures

Global cognitive judgement of life satisfaction (the cognitive component of subjective well-being); unidimensional - a reflective appraisal of life as a whole rather than momentary affect.

Length and format

5 items. 7-pt Likert (1 strongly disagree - 7 strongly agree); range 5-35. Some Ibero-American adaptations use a 5-point version. (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Likely the most translated life-satisfaction scale; 30+ langs incl. ES, FR, DE, NL, ZH, JA, PT, IT, AR, RU, PL, and many more

Normative data

Languages	Countries	Breakdown	Status	Grade	N
de	DE	overall (longitudinal, 2 waves)	COLLECTED	A	4999

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Diener, E., Emmons, R. A., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S. (1985). The Satisfaction With Life Scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49(1), 71-75.