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On the promotion of human flourishing
VanderWeele, T. J. (2017) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1702996114 · Cited by 1,387 · see citing works
Mental Illness and Mental Health: The Two Continua Model Across the Lifespan
Westerhof, G. J., & Keyes, C. L. M. (2010) · Journal of Adult Development · doi:10.1007/s10804-009-9082-y · Cited by 1,345 · see citing works
“In the social sciences, this tradition dates back to survey research in the 1960s and 1970s, when scholars started to study the quality of American life from the perspective of citizens themselves (Andrews and Withey 1976; Bradburn 1969; Campbell et al. 1976; Cantril 1965; Gurin et al. 1960).”
BackgroundMethodCulture and Subjective Well-Being
Tov, W., & Diener, E. (2009) · Social indicators research series · doi:10.1007/978-90-481-2352-0_2 · Cited by 1,291 · see citing works
“It should be noted that very little quantitative work has examined the wellbeing of small cultures (e.g., Biswas-Diener, Vitterso, & Diener, 2005), although a number of international surveys of SWB in modern nations have been conducted (e.g., Cantril, 1965; Inglehart, 1990; see Table 1). Only recently has research exa…”
BackgroundRelative Deprivation: A Theoretical and Meta-Analytic Review
Smith, H. J., Pettigrew, T. F., Pippin, G. M., & Bialosiewicz, S. (2012) · Personality and Social Psychology Review · doi:10.1177/1088868311430825 · Cited by 1,255 · see citing works
“For example, a popular method for measuring RD, the Cantril–Kilpatrick Self-Anchoring Scale (Cantril, 1965), has respondents place themselves on a 10-step ladder with the top rung labeled as the best possible life and the bottom rung as the worst possible life.”
MethodEconomic Growth and Subjective Well-Being: Reassessing the Easterlin Paradox
Stevenson, B., & Wolfers, J. J. (2008) · National Bureau of Economic Research · doi:10.3386/w14282 · Cited by 1,103 · see citing works
The PERMA-Profiler: A brief multidimensional measure of flourishing.
Butler, J., & Kern, M. L. (2016) · International Journal of Wellbeing · doi:10.5502/ijw.v6i3.526 · Cited by 1,485 · see citing works
Subjective Well-Being: A General Overview
Diener, E., & Ryan, K. (2009) · South African Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1177/008124630903900402 · Cited by 1,381 · see citing works
Schwartz, C. E., & Sprangers, M. A. G. (1999) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/s0277-9536(99)00047-7 · Cited by 829 · see citing works
A snapshot of the age distribution of psychological well-being in the United States
Stone, A. A., Schwartz, J. E., Broderick, J. E., & Deaton, A. (2010) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1003744107 · Cited by 803 · see citing works
The quality of life scale (QOLS): reliability, validity, and utilization
Burckhardt (2003) · Health and Quality of Life Outcomes · doi:10.1186/1477-7525-1-60 · Cited by 789 · see citing works
“With the possible exception of Cantril's ladder [11], no other QOL instrument currently in general circulation has been developed with such extensive attention to diversity and individual perspective.”
Change in Level of Positive Mental Health as a Predictor of Future Risk of Mental Illness
Keyes, C. L. M., Dhingra, S. S., & Simoes, E. J. (2010) · American Journal of Public Health · doi:10.2105/ajph.2010.192245 · Cited by 778 · see citing works
“The MIDUS measured emotional well-being with a 6-item scale derived in part from Bradburn’s(29) scale of positive affect (cheerful, in good spirits, happy, calm or peaceful, satisfied, and full of life during the past 30 days) and a single item of life satisfaction (0=worst possible life overall these days to 10=best…”
MethodInfluentialThe Role of Person Versus Situation in Life Satisfaction: A Critical Examination.
Heller, D. A., Watson, D., & Ilieș, R. (2004) · Psychological Bulletin · doi:10.1037/0033-2909.130.4.574 · Cited by 759 · see citing works
Social Support from Parents and Friends and Emotional Problems in Adolescence
Helsen, M., Vollebergh, W., & Meeus, W. (2000) · Journal of Youth and Adolescence · doi:10.1023/a:1005147708827 · Cited by 723 · see citing works
“(b) The Cantril ladder (Cantril, 1965) measures the feeling of general wellbeing and happiness.”
BackgroundZeltzer, L. K., Recklitis, C., Buchbinder, D., Zebrack, B., Casillas, J., Tsao, J. C. I., Lu, Q., & Krull, K. (2009) · Journal of Clinical Oncology · doi:10.1200/jco.2008.21.1433 · Cited by 660 · see citing works
A review of research on the happiness measures: A sixty second index of happiness and mental health
Fordyce, M. (1988) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/bf00302333 · Cited by 682 · see citing works
Economic Growth and Subjective Well-Being: Reassessing the Easterlin Paradox
Stevenson, B., & Wolfers, J. (2008) · Brookings Papers on Economic Activity · doi:10.1353/eca.0.0001 · Cited by 545 · see citing works
Promoting older adults’ well-being through Internet training and use
Shapira, N., Barak, A., & Gal, I. (2007) · Aging & Mental Health · doi:10.1080/13607860601086546 · Cited by 501 · see citing works
“This instrument (Cantril, 1965) consisted of a vertical scale, from 0–10, on which participants marked the degree of satisfaction with their lives at three points in time: currently, five years ago and, as an estimate, in five years time.”
BackgroundMeasures of Subjective Well-Being
Andrews, F. M., & Robinson, J. P. (1991) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-590241-0.50007-1 · Cited by 508 · see citing works
Subjective Well-Being in Mental Health and Human Development Research Worldwide: An Introduction
Keyes, C. L. M. (2006) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-005-5550-3 · Cited by 430 · see citing works
“Hedonic, or emotional, well-being is a specific dimension of subjective well-being that consists of perceptions of avowed interest in life, happiness and satisfaction with life, and the balance of positive to negative affect (Cantril, 1965; Bradburn, 1969; Bryant and Veroff, 1982; Dieneret al., 1985; Lucas et al., 199…”
BackgroundRapkin, B. D., & Schwartz, C. E. (2004) · Health and Quality of Life Outcomes · doi:10.1186/1477-7525-2-14 · Cited by 487 · see citing works
Quality of life after spinal cord injury: a meta analysis of the effects of disablement components
Dijkers, M. P. J. M. (1997) · Spinal Cord · doi:10.1038/sj.sc.3100571 · Cited by 459 · see citing works
Aknin, L. B., De Neve, J.-E., Dunn, E. W., Fancourt, D. E., Goldberg, E., Helliwell, J. F., Jones, S. P., Karam, E., Layard, R., Lyubomirsky, S., et al. (2022) · Perspectives on Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/17456916211029964 · Cited by 418 · see citing works
“For instance, one tool commonly used to measure life evaluations is the Cantril ladder (Cantril, 1965), which”
MethodLife Satisfaction Across the Lifespan: Findings from Two Nationally Representative Panel Studies
Baird, B. M., Lucas, R. E., & Donnellan, M. B. (2010) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-010-9584-9 · Cited by 440 · see citing works
“For instance, in studies of cross-national samples, Cantril (1965) and Inglehart (1990) found almost no differences across age groups in the percentage of people who indicated that they were “very happy.” Diener and Suh (1998) examined subjective well-being in many nations around the world and found that life satisfac…”
BackgroundInfluentialOn the trail of the gold standard for subjective well-being
Cummins, R. A. (1995) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/bf01079026 · Cited by 430 · see citing works
The satisfaction with life scale: Psychometrics properties in an adolescent sample
Neto, F. F. M. (1993) · Journal of Youth and Adolescence · doi:10.1007/bf01536648 · Cited by 409 · see citing works
Understanding subjective well-being: perspectives from psychology and public health
Das, K., Jones-Harrell, C., Fan, Y., Ramaswami, A., Orlove, B., & Botchwey, N. D. (2020) · Public health reviews · doi:10.1186/s40985-020-00142-5 · Cited by 453 · see citing works
Studies on identity development in adolescence: An overview of research and some new data
Meeus, W. (1996) · Journal of Youth and Adolescence · doi:10.1007/bf01537355 · Cited by 365 · see citing works
Reliability and Validity of an Adapted Version of the Cantril Ladder for Use with Adolescent Samples
Levin, K. A., & Currie, C. E. (2013) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-013-0507-4 · Cited by 355 · see citing works
“The Cantril Ladder (Cantril 1965), also known as Cantril’s Self-Anchoring Ladder of Life Satisfaction, or the Cantril Ladder of Life, measures life satisfaction by first asking the respondent to imagine their life in the best possible light and to describe their hopes and wishes for the future.”
BackgroundMethodGulliksson, M., Burell, G., Vessby, B., Lundin, L., Toss, H., & Svärdsudd, K. (2011) · Archives of Internal Medicine · doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2010.510 · Cited by 349 · see citing works
Risk and Protective Factors in the Development of Problem Behavior During Adolescence
Deković, M. (1999) · Journal of Youth and Adolescence · doi:10.1023/a:1021635516758 · Cited by 341 · see citing works
“Second measure, Cantril ladder ( Cantril, 1965 ), is a single-item measure that assesses feelings of general well-being and happiness.”
BackgroundRegensteiner, J., Hiatt, W., Coll, J., Criqui, M., Treat-Jacobson, D., McDermott, M., & Hirsch, A. (2008) · Vascular Medicine · doi:10.1177/1358863x07084911 · Cited by 327 · see citing works
Developing Measures of Perceived Life Quality: Results from Several National Surveys
Andrews, F. M., & Withey, S. B. (2005) · Social indicators research series · doi:10.1007/1-4020-3742-2_3 · Cited by 337 · see citing works
The Impact of Menopausal Symptoms on Quality of Life, Productivity, and Economic Outcomes
Whiteley, J., Dibonaventura, M., Wagner, J., Alvir, J., & Shah, S. N. (2013) · Journal of Women's Health · doi:10.1089/jwh.2012.3719 · Cited by 310 · see citing works
GENERAL STRAIN, STREET YOUTH AND CRIME: A TEST OF AGNEW'S REVISED THEORY*
Baron, S. W. (2004) · Criminology · doi:10.1111/j.1745-9125.2004.tb00526.x · Cited by 328 · see citing works
In Pursuit of Three Theories: Authoritarianism, Relative Deprivation, and Intergroup Contact
Pettigrew, T. F. (2015) · Annual Review of Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev-psych-122414-033327 · Cited by 324 · see citing works
“One prevalent example involves the Cantril-Kilpatrick Self-Anchoring Scale (Cantril 1965).”
BackgroundDeveloping measures of perceived life quality: Results from several national surveys
Andrews, F. M., & Withey, S. B. (1974) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/bf00286419 · Cited by 324 · see citing works
Schimmack, U., Schupp, J., & Wagner, G. G. (2008) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-007-9230-3 · Cited by 315 · see citing works
“Since the seminal contributions of Andrews and Withey (1976) and Cantril (1965) , the scientific study of happiness has become a popular topic in the social sciences (Diener et al. 1999; Frey and Stutzer 2002; Kahneman 1999; Michalos 1985; Veenhoven 1994).”
BackgroundHAPPINESS ECONOMICS FROM 35 000 FEET
MacKerron, G. (2012) · Journal of Economic Surveys · doi:10.1111/j.1467-6419.2010.00672.x · Cited by 320 · see citing works
Borg, C., Hallberg, I. R., & Blomqvist, K. (2006) · Journal of Clinical Nursing · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01375.x · Cited by 313 · see citing works
“In addition, the questionnaire included measures assessing self-esteem (Rosenberg 1979), resilience (Wagnhild & Young 1990), spheres of control (Paulhus & van Selst 1990), negative and positive affect (Watson et al. 1988) and the Cantril ladder scale ( Cantril 1965 ), although not reported here.”
MethodSubjective Wellbeing as an Affective-Cognitive Construct
Davern, M. T., Cummins, R. A., & Stokes, M. A. (2007) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-007-9066-1 · Cited by 311 · see citing works
“Indeed, contemporaneously with Bradburn (1969), Cantril (1965) took this other track to measuring wellbeing through the development of his ‘self-anchoring striving scale.’ This scale employs a determinedly cognitive task, in which respondents are asked to place their best and their worst imagined life at either end of…”
MethodBartels, M. (2015) · Behavior Genetics · doi:10.1007/s10519-015-9713-y · Cited by 293 · see citing works
“The Netherlands Twin Register adopted three wellbeing measure in their longitudinal cohort study (the Satisfaction With Life Scale (Diener et al. 1985), the Subjective Happiness Scale (Lyubomirski and Lepper 1999), and the Cantril Self-Anchoring Striving Scale (Cantril 1965).”
MethodCapabilities and Well-Being: Evidence Based on the Sen–Nussbaum Approach to Welfare
Anand, P., Hunter, G., & Smith, R. P. (2005) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-005-6518-z · Cited by 304 · see citing works
Some Psychological Aspects of Reduced Consumption Behavior
Young, R. D. (1996) · Environment and Behavior · doi:10.1177/0013916596283005 · Cited by 303 · see citing works
Absolute Income, Relative Income, and Happiness
Ball, R., & Chernova, K. (2007) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-007-9217-0 · Cited by 303 · see citing works
“Easterlin based his arguments on data from a variety of surveys; most relevant to the present paper is his analysis of data collected by Cantril (1965) in 14 countries during the late 1950s and early 1960s.”
BackgroundMichalos, A. C. (1980) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/bf00461152 · Cited by 299 · see citing works
Differences in Empathic Concern and Perspective Taking Across 63 Countries
Chopik, W. J., O’Brien, E., & Konrath, S. (2016) · Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology · doi:10.1177/0022022116673910 · Cited by 296 · see citing works
“The first source is subjective well-being data on 59 countries taken from the Gallup World Poll using the Cantril Ladder of Life Scale (Cantril, 1965; Gallup, 2009; Helliwell, Layard, & Sachs, 2013).”
MethodHow the World Changed Social Media
Miller, D., Costa, E., Haynes, N., McDonald, T., Nicolescu, R., Sinanan, J., Spyer, J., Venkatraman, S., & Wang, X. (2016) · UCL Press eBooks · doi:10.2307/j.ctt1g69z35 · Cited by 440 · see citing works
Subjective Well-Being Around the World: Trends and Predictors Across the Life Span
Jebb, A. T., Morrison, M., Tay, L., & Diener, E. (2020) · Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/0956797619898826 · Cited by 282 · see citing works
“Our life-satisfaction measure was the Cantril Self-Anchoring Striving Scale (Cantril, 1965), which asks respondents to evaluate their current life on a ladder scale with steps ranging from 0 (worst possible life) to 10 (best possible life).”
MethodJoo, S. (2008) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-0-387-75734-6_2 · Cited by 277 · see citing works
“The pioneer work of developing a financial satisfaction measure was conducted by Cantril (1965) .”
BackgroundMeasures of self-reported well-being: their affective, cognitive, and other components
Andrews, F. M., & McKennell, A. C. (1980) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/bf00286474 · Cited by 266 · see citing works
Michalos, A. (1980) · Social indicators research series · doi:10.1007/1-4020-3742-2_10 · Cited by 371 · see citing works
“(Cantril 1965, p. 201) Campbell (1972) reported that nearly half of the relatively poor white American respondents in a ‘large-scale urban survey’ described themselves as ‘very satisfied’ with their housing.”
Backgroundde Vries, L. P., Baselmans, B. M. L., & Bartels, M. (2020) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-020-00324-7 · Cited by 253 · see citing works
“1985), the Cantril ladder (Cantril 1965), or the Subjective Happiness Scale (Lyubomirsky and Lepper 1999).”
The impact of chronic venous leg ulcers: a systematic review
Green, J., Jester, R., McKinley, R. K., & Pooler, A. (2014) · Journal of Wound Care · doi:10.12968/jowc.2014.23.12.601 · Cited by 259 · see citing works
A Global Perspective on Happiness and Fertility
Margolis, R., & Myrskylä, M. (2011) · Population and Development Review · doi:10.1111/j.1728-4457.2011.00389.x · Cited by 255 · see citing works
“although cross-national comparisons of happiness are standard (Cantril 1965; deaton 2008; diener, Helliwell, and Kahneman 2010), the validity of these comparisons may be questionable as people from different backgrounds, languages, and cultures may use different scales in reporting happiness.”
BackgroundAda Ferrer-i-carbonell, A., & van Praag, B. M. S. (2002) · Health Economics · doi:10.1002/hec.696 · Cited by 247 · see citing works
Kjell, O., Daukantaité, D., Hefferon, K., & Sikström, S. (2015) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-015-0903-z · Cited by 244 · see citing works
“The Ladders of Life (Cantril 1965) was adapted.”
MethodOn the Trail of the Gold Standard for Subjective Well-Being
Cummins, R. A. (2005) · Social indicators research series · doi:10.1007/1-4020-3742-2_18 · Cited by 242 · see citing works
Lundqvist, C. (2011) · International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology · doi:10.1080/1750984x.2011.584067 · Cited by 226 · see citing works
“While the ‘good life’ of humans has engaged philosophers for centuries (see review by Ryan & Deci, 2001 ), the research interest in human well-being began after 1960 (eg, Cantril, 1965 ; Gurin, Veroff, & Feld, 1960 ).”
BackgroundSocial connectedness as a source and consequence of meaning in life
Stavrova, O., & Luhmann, M. (2015) · The Journal of Positive Psychology · doi:10.1080/17439760.2015.1117127 · Cited by 260 · see citing works
“To measure life satisfaction, MIDUS included the Cantril Self-Anchoring Scale (Cantril, 1965).”
MethodDiseth, Å., Danielsen, A. G., & Samdal, O. (2012) · Educational Psychology · doi:10.1080/01443410.2012.657159 · Cited by 234 · see citing works
“A one-item scale has proven to be a valid and item-efficient measurement of life satisfaction is the Cantril SelfAnchoring Striving Scale (Cantril, 1965).”
BackgroundEvaluation of champs, a physical activity promotion program for older adults
Stewart, A. L., Mills, K. M., Sepsis, P. G., King, A. C., McLellan, B. Y., Roitz, K. B. A., & Ritter, P. L. (1997) · Annals of Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1007/bf02895154 · Cited by 232 · see citing works
“Life satisfaction was assessed using a nine-point ladder scale that has been validated ( 32 ,33); a parallel item was developed to assess satisfaction with social life.”
MethodEvaluating the impact of medical care and technologies on the quality of life: A review and critique
Najman, J. M., & Levine, S. (1981) · Social Science & Medicine Part F Medical and Social Ethics · doi:10.1016/0271-5392(81)90012-5 · Cited by 231 · see citing works
Shmotkin, D. (2005) · Review of General Psychology · doi:10.1037/1089-2680.9.4.291 · Cited by 226 · see citing works
“Classical contributions delineated SWB as an indicator of quality of life and mental health (Andrews & Withey, 1976; Brad- burn, 1969; Campbell, Converse, & Rodgers, 1976; Cantril, 1965; Gurin, Veroff, & Feld, 1960).”
BackgroundMethodMeasures of Self-Reported Well-Being: Their Affective, Cognitive, and other Components
Andrews, F. M., & McKennell, A. C. (2005) · Social indicators research series · doi:10.1007/1-4020-3742-2_9 · Cited by 228 · see citing works
Meeus, W., Iedema, J., Maassen, G. H., & Engels, R. C. M. E. (2004) · Journal of Adolescence · doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2004.07.003 · Cited by 227 · see citing works
“(b) The Cantril ladder (Cantril, 1965) for measuring general well being and happiness.”
Special interests and subjective wellbeing in autistic adults
Grove, R., Hoekstra, R. A., Wierda, M., & Begeer, S. (2018) · Autism Research · doi:10.1002/aur.1931 · Cited by 225 · see citing works
Exploring the Association Between Well-Being and Psychopathology in Adolescents
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“(3) Quality of life in general (QLg) was assessed with the Cantril Ladder (Cantril 1965).”
MethodJoshanloo, M., & Jovanović, V. (2019) · Archives of Women s Mental Health · doi:10.1007/s00737-019-00998-w · Cited by 223 · see citing works
“Life satisfaction The ladder of life scale (Cantril 1965) was used to measure life satisfaction.”
MethodBorn to be Happy? The Etiology of Subjective Well-Being
Bartels, M., & Boomsma, D. I. (2009) · Behavior Genetics · doi:10.1007/s10519-009-9294-8 · Cited by 217 · see citing works
“Quality of life at the moment of measurement (QLp) was also assessed with the Cantril Ladder (Cantril 1965).”
MethodInfluentialOtt, J. C. (2009) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-009-9144-7 · Cited by 216 · see citing works
“The present analysis draws on responses to a survey question, developed by Cantril (1965), which reads as follows: Suppose we say that the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder represents the worst possible life for you.”
MethodHorley, J., & Lavery, J. J. (1995) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/bf01079200 · Cited by 214 · see citing works
Subjective well‐being and human welfare around the world as reflected in the Gallup World Poll
Diener, E., & Tay, L. (2015) · International Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1002/ijop.12136 · Cited by 212 · see citing works
“variables, cognitive well-being – namely, life satisfaction – was measured using Cantril’s selfanchoring ladder (1965), and ranged from 0 (worst life you can imagine for yourself) to 10 (best life you can imagine for yourself).”
MethodDyadic coping within couples dealing with breast cancer: A longitudinal, population-based study.
Rottmann, N., Hansen, D. G., Larsen, P. V., Nicolaisen, A., Flyger, H., Johansen, C., & Hagedoorn, M. (2015) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037/hea0000218 · Cited by 208 · see citing works
Social indicators of perceived life quality
Andrews, F. M. (1974) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/bf00303860 · Cited by 207 · see citing works
The validity of measures of self-reported well-being
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Quality of life following a false positive mammogram
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Diminishing Marginal Utility of Income? Caveat Emptor
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“The present analysis draws on responses to a survey question, developed by Cantril (1965), which reads as follows: Suppose we say that the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder represents the worst possible life for you.”
MethodBuilding a Better Theory of Well-BeingPreprint
Easterlin, R. A. (2003) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.392043 · Cited by 202 · see citing works
Bases teóricas de bem-estar subjetivo, bem-estar psicológico e bem-estar no trabalho
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Risk and Resistance Factors in the Adaptation of Parents of Children with Severe Physical Disability
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The Structure of the Genetic and Environmental Influences on Mental Well-Being
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Subjective Well-Being Decreasing With Age: New Research on Children Over 8
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“The response alternatives are between 0 and 10 with 0 ¼ worst possible QoL and 10 ¼ best possible QoL (Cantril, 1965).”
BackgroundMethodAngell, S. Y., McConnell, M. V., Anderson, C. A. M., Bibbins-Domingo, K. B., Boyle, D. S., Capewell, S., Ezzati, M., de Ferranti, S. D., Gaskin, D. J., Goetzel, R. Z., et al. (2020) · Circulation · doi:10.1161/cir.0000000000000758 · Cited by 193 · see citing works
A Randomized Trial of Family Caregiver Support in the Home Management of Dementia
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Satisfaction with Leisure Time Activities
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Life satisfaction, self-concept, and relationship with parents in adolescence
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“For example, life satisfaction is related to a number of demographic variables including age, gender, employment status, education, and marital status (Andrews and Withey, 1976; Campbell, 1981; Campbell et al., 1976; Cantril, 1965).”
BackgroundFinancial behaviours of consumers in credit counselling
Xiao, J. J., Sorhaindo, B., & Garman, E. T. (2005) · International Journal of Consumer Studies · doi:10.1111/j.1470-6431.2005.00455.x · Cited by 178 · see citing works
Subjective well-being as a function of age and gender: A multivariate look for differentiated trends
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A multicountry perspective on gender differences in time use during COVID-19
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Interdisciplinary Geriatric Primary Care Evaluation and Management: Two‐Year Outcomes
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A concept analysis of health‐related quality of life in young people with chronic illness
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“To measure life satisfaction, respondents rated ‘their life overall these days’ on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 meant the ‘worst possible life overall’ and 10 meant ‘the best possible life overall’ (Cantril, 1965).”
BackgroundEvaluative and hedonic wellbeing among those with and without children at home
Deaton, A., & Stone, A. A. (2014) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1311600111 · Cited by 170 · see citing works
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“Young people were shown a picture of a ladder and asked: Here is a picture of a ladder— the top of the ladder 10 is the best possible life for you and the bottom is the worst possible life—in general where on the ladder do you feel you stand at the moment? This adapted version of the Cantril Ladder ( Cantril 1965 ) ha…”
MethodBuilding Financial Satisfaction
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“Additionally, the only psychometric scale assessing well-being included in a few of the international databases is the single-item scale named the “Cantril ladder” (Cantril 1965).”
BackgroundResultJovanović, V., & Lazić, M. (2018) · Applied Research in Quality of Life · doi:10.1007/s11482-018-9680-6 · Cited by 165 · see citing works
- Authors
- Zubaida, S. D., & Cantril, H.
- Venue
- The British Journal of Sociology
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1967
- Volume
- 18
- Pages
- 212
- ISSN
- 0007-1315 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4243094222
- Cited by
- 1,496
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 38 · 2024: 81 · 2023: 106 · 2022: 90 · 2021: 93 · 2020: 87 · 2019: 65 · 2018: 65 · 2017: 71 · 2016: 56 · 2015: 53 · 2014: 49 · 2013: 47 · 2012: 50
- FWCI
- 8.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- British Journal of Sociology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Human Behavior and Motivation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice
- Keywords
- human concern, human nature
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