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The SWLS was added to the TBI Model Systems database April 4, 1998. It is used to capture the life satisfaction of the individual with a brain injury and that for a significant other at each annual follow-up. Scoring for each item is as shown below (i.e., valid responses for each item can range from 1 to 7). A Total score is calculated by summing the individual responses. The SWLS consists of 5-items that are completed by the individual whose life satisfaction is being measured. Administration is brief--rarely more than a few minutes--and can be completed by interview (including phone) or paper and pencil response. The instrument should not be completed by proxy, though a proxy can ask questions to the individual and convey answers to an interviewer (for instance, if the respondent can not be interviewed directly by phone). The SWLS is in the public domain. Permission is not needed to use it.
Satisfaction With Life Scale Diener, E., Emmons, R., Larsen, J., & Griffin, S. (1985). The Satisfaction With Life Scale. J Personality Assessment, 49(1), 71-75. Below are five statements with which you may agree or disagree. Using the 1-7 scale below, indicate your agreement with each item by placing the appropriate number on the line preceding that item. Please be open and honest in your responding. The 7-point scale is as follows: 1 = strongly disagree 2 = disagree 3 = slightly disagree 4 = neither agree nor disagree 5 = slightly agree 6 = agree 7 = strongly agree
__ 1. In most ways my life is close to my ideal. __ 2. The conditions of my life are excellent. __ 3. I am satisfied with my life. __ 4. So far I have gotten the important things I want in life. __ 5. If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing.
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