Review of the Satisfaction With Life Scale.

Pavot, William; Diener, Ed

doi:10.1037/1040-3590.5.2.164

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Review of the Satisfaction With Life Scale.

Pavot, William, Diener, Ed·1993·Psychological Assessment

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The Satisfaction with Life Scale has demonstrated moderate temporal stability and good to high internal consistency, with coefficient alphas ranging from 0.79 to 0.89 across six separate studies.
“The SWLS has demonstrated moderate temporal stability (Pavot & Diener, 1993”
From Online community reinforcement and family training (CRAFT) for rural concerned significant others: A randomized controlled trial (2026) · cites this paper as Pavot & Diener, 1993
The SWLS has shown good internal consistency (α = .87) and good temporal stability (r = .82) over 2 weeks, and good convergent and discriminant validity across a range of different populations.
“The SWLS has shown good internal consistency ( α = .87) and good temporal stability ( r = .82) over 2 weeks (Diener et al. 1985), and good convergent validity and discriminant validity across a range of different populations (Pavot and Diener 1993).”
From Development and Validation of the Equanimity Scale-16 (2021) · cites this paper as Pavot and Diener 1993
The Satisfaction with Life Scale has good internal consistency (α = 0.88 in a Swedish trial), validity, and has been shown to be sensitive to change.
“The scale has good internal consistency (α = 0.88 in a Swedish trial [45]) and validity and has been shown to be sensitive to change [46, 47].”
From Acceptance as a Mediator for Change in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Persons with Chronic Pain? (2016) · cites this paper as [46]
The SWLS has been found to have good validity and reliability and has been shown to correlate with measures of mental health.
“The SWLS has been found to have good validity and reliability and has been shown to correlate with measures of mental health [37,38].”
From Mobile Mental Wellness Training for Stress Management: Feasibility and Design Implications Based on a One-Month Field Study (2013) · cites this paper as [38]

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Authors: Pavot, W., & Diener, E.
ORCID: Diener, Ed
Venue: Psychological Assessment
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 1993-06
Volume: 5
Issue: 2
Pages: 164-172
ISSN: 1040-3590 (ISSN-L)
1939-134X
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.5.2.164
OpenAlex: W4211035711
Cited by: 3,611
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 158 · 2025: 174 · 2024: 153 · 2023: 189 · 2022: 208 · 2021: 196 · 2020: 172 · 2019: 178 · 2018: 206 · 2017: 207 · 2016: 190 · 2015: 180 · 2014: 164 · 2013: 185 · 2012: 159
FWCI: 16.08
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Psychological Assessment (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Keywords: Satisfaction with Life Scale, life satisfaction, subjective well-being, psychometric properties, scale validation

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