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Review of the Satisfaction With Life Scale.
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“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
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“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
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“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]
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“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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Metadata
- Authors
- Pavot, W., & Diener, E.
- ORCID
- Diener, Ed
- Venue
- Psychological Assessment
- Published
- 1993-06
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 164-172
- ISSN
- 1040-3590 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-134X
- 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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