life_satisfaction_swls
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Life Satisfaction (SWLS)
The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) is a 5-item instrument assessing the level of life satisfaction, a key part of subjective wellbeing1)2)3) (section: wellbeing & subjective health).
Note that Lifelines also assessed quality of life with the RAND-36 and EQ5D instruments.
Variables
| Questions English | Questions Dutch | Variable | Assessment | Age |
| In de meeste opzichten is mijn leven bijna ideaal. | SWLS1 | 2B | 18+ | |
| Mijn levensomstandigheden zijn uitstekend. | SWLS2 | 2B | 18+ | |
| Ik ben tevreden met het leven. | SWLS3 | 2B | 18+ | |
| Tot nu toe heb ik de belangrijkste dingen in mijn leven bereikt. | SWLS4 | 2B | 18+ | |
| Als ik mijn leven opnieuw kon beginnen, dan zou ik bijna niets veranderen. | SWLS5 | 2B | 18+ |
1)
Diener, E., Emmons, R. A., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S. (1985). The Satisfaction with Life Scale. Journal of Personality Assessment 49: 71-75
2)
Pavot, W., & Diener, E. (2008). The Satisfaction With Life Scale and the emerging construct of life satisfaction. Journal of Positive Psychology, 3, 137–152
3)
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
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