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Satisfaction With Life Scale
Satisfaction With Life Scale The Satisfaction With Life Scale is a widely used five-item self-report measure of subjective well-being that asks people for an overall judgment of how satisfied they are with their lives.
The Satisfaction With Life Scale is a widely used five-item self-report measure of subjective well-being that asks people for an overall judgment of how satisfied they are with their lives. Evidence in the source indicates it mainly reflects a single life-satisfaction dimension and is broadly comparable across many countries, languages, genders, and age groups.
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Life satisfaction around the world: Measurement invariance of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups. 2025; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0313107; article XML SHA-256 4b6828a9225ebae31851604b1537f79297e6db503ab2e2f002251aa69102d090. “Life satisfaction around the world: Measurement invariance of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups” (10.1371/journal.pone.0313107).
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