For each of the following statements and/or questions‚ please circle the point on the scale that you feel
is most appropriate in describing you.
1. In general‚ I consider myself:
not a very happy person |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
a very happy person |
2. Compared to most of my peers‚ I consider myself:
less happy |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
more happy |
3. Some people are generally very happy. They enjoy life regardless of what is going on‚ getting the most out of everything. To what extent does this characterization describe you?
not at all |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
a grea deal |
4. Some people are generally not very happy. Although they are not depressed‚ they never seem as happy as they might be. To what extent does this characterization describe you?
not at all |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
a grea deal |
Item #4 is reverse coded
This instrument can be found online at: http://www.positivepsychology.org/subjectivehappinessscale.pdf
Lyubomirsky‚ S.‚ & Lepper‚ H. (1999). A measure of subjective happiness: Preliminary reliability and construct validation. Social Indicators Research‚ 46‚ 137-155. The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com.