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Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener‚ Emmons‚ Larsen & Griffin‚ 1985)

Instructions:

Below are five statements that you may agree or disagree with. Using the 1-7 scale below‚ indicate your agreement with each item by placing the appropriate number in the box to the right of the statement. Please be open and honest in your responding.

7 – Strongly agree

6 – Agree

5 – Slightly agree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

3 – Slightly disagree

2 - Disagree

1 – Strongly disagree

31-35 Extremely satisfied

26-30 Satisfied

21-25 Slightly satisfied

20 Neutral

15-19 Slightly dissatisfied

10-14 Dissatisfied

5 - 9 Extremely dissatisfied

Diener‚ E.‚ Emmons‚ R.A.‚ Larsen‚ R.J.‚ & Griffin‚ S. (1985). The Satisfaction with Life Scale. Journal of Personality Assessment‚ 49‚ 1-5.

Pavrot‚ W.‚ & Diener‚ E. (1993). Review of the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Psychological Assessment‚ 5‚ 164-172.