====== Life Satisfaction (SWLS) ======

The [[http://labs.psychology.illinois.edu/~ediener/SWLS.html|Satisfaction with Life Scale]] (SWLS) is a 5-item instrument assessing the level of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_satisfaction|life satisfaction]], a key part of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjective_well-being|subjective wellbeing]]((Diener, E., Emmons, R. A., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S. (1985). The Satisfaction with Life Scale. Journal of Personality Assessment 49: 71-75))((Pavot, W., & Diener, E. (2008). The Satisfaction With Life Scale and the emerging construct of life satisfaction. Journal of Positive Psychology, 3, 137–152))((Kobau, R.et al. (2010). Well‐being assessment: An evaluation of well‐being scales for public health and population estimates of well‐being among US adults. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-being, 2(3), 272-297)) ([[sections|section]]: [[wellbeing & subjective health)]].\\
Note that Lifelines also assessed quality of life with the [[Quality of Life (RAND)|RAND-36]] and [[QUality of Life (EQ5D)|EQ5D]] instruments.

===== Variables =====

| **Questions English**                                            | **Questions Dutch**                                                        | **Code**                       | **Variable**  | **Assessment**  | **Age**  |
| in most respects, my life is virtually perfect                   | in de meeste opzichten is mijn leven bijna ideaal                          | swls_ideal_adu_q_01            | SWLS1         | [[2B]]          | 18+      |
| my living conditions are excellent                               | mijn levensomstandigheden zijn uitstekend                                  | swls_excellent_adu_q_02        | SWLS2         | [[2B]]          | 18+      |
| i am satisfied with life                                         | ik ben tevreden met het leven                                              | swls_satisfied_adu_q_03        | SWLS3         | [[2B]]          | 18+      |
| up to now, i have achieved the most important things in my life  | tot nu toe heb ik de belangrijkste dingen in mijn leven bereikt            | swls_accomplishments_adu_q_04  | SWLS4         | [[2B]]          | 18+      |
| if i could start my life again, i would change hardly anything   | als ik mijn leven opnieuw kon beginnen, dan zou ik bijna niets veranderen  | swls_startnew_adu_q_05         | SWLS5         | [[2B]]          | 18+      |