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Ethnic Minority Groups and the Design of Public Open Space: An inclusive landscape?
Rishbeth, C. (2001) · Landscape Research · doi:10.1080/01426390120090148 · Cited by 163
“These activities can aid the process of settlement and contribute to a sense of well-being (Cantril, 1966; Greenbie, 1974).”
BackgroundWell-being, Happiness and Why Relationships Matter: Evidence from Bangladesh
Camfield, L., Choudhury, K., & Devine, J. (2007) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-007-9062-5 · Cited by 177
Resident Attitudes to Tourism and Their Effect on Subjective Well-Being
Nawijn, J., & Mitas, O. (2011) · Journal of Travel Research · doi:10.1177/0047287511426482 · Cited by 174
“Life satisfaction was included as an indicator of the cognitive component of SWB and measured on a scale from 1 to 10 by using the self-anchoring scale, also known as Cantril’s ladder (Cantril 1965).”
MethodDimensions of Subjective Well-Being
Kapteyn, A., Lee, J., Tassot, C., Voňková, H., & Zamarro, G. (2014) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-014-0753-0 · Cited by 166
“3 The evaluative well-being measures in our modules include the following: Diener’s five-item SWLS (Diener et al. 1985), in exactly the same form as it is included in the HRS and the ELSA; a single item overall life satisfaction question, identical to the one included in the SHARE; Campbell’s domain-specific life sati…”
InfluentialEmpowerment of women for health promotion: a meta-analysis
Kar, S. B., Pascual, C. A., & Chickering, K. (1999) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/s0277-9536(99)00200-2 · Cited by 161
Measuring Happiness: From Fluctuating Happiness to Authentic–Durable Happiness
Dambrun, M., Ricard, M., Desprès, G., Drelon, E., Gibelin, E., Gibelin, M., Loubeyre, M., Py, D., Delpy, A., Garibbo, C., et al. (2012) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00016 · Cited by 170
“Many scales assessing happiness and well-being have been developed (e.g., Gurin et al., 1960; Cantril, 1965; Bradburn, 1969; Tellegen, 1982; Dupuy, 1984; Diener et al., 1985; Watson et al., 1988; Argyle et al., 1989; Lyubomirsky and Lepper, 1999; Hills and Argyle, 2002), but none of them seem to focus on the authentic…”
BackgroundDiener, E., Seligman, M. E. P., Choi, H., & Oishi, S. (2018) · Perspectives on Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/1745691617697077 · Cited by 155
How Comparable are the Gallup World Poll Life Satisfaction Data?
Bjørnskov, C. (2008) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-008-9121-6 · Cited by 155
Factors Related to Stress and Satisfaction with Life in Families of Children with Down's Syndrome
Sloper, P., Knussen, C., Turner, S., & Cunningham, C. (1991) · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.1991.tb00342.x · Cited by 219
Kuijer, R. G., Buunk, B. P., de Jong, G. M., Ybema, J. F., & Sanderman, R. (2003) · Psycho-Oncology · doi:10.1002/pon.749 · Cited by 154
“Relationship quality: Participants were asked to rate the quality of their relationship on a ladder ranging from 0 to 10 (based on Cantril, 1965).”
BackgroundLutomski, J. E., Baars, M. A. E., Schalk, B. W. M., Boter, H., Buurman, B. M., den Elzen, W. P. J., Jansen, A. P. D., Kempen, G. I. J. M., Steunenberg, B., Steyerberg, E. W., et al. (2013) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0081673 · Cited by 157
“Similarly to older persons, self-perceived quality of life was measured using two questions adapted from the RAND-36[16] and the modified version of Cantril’s Self Anchoring Ladder[17].”
MethodMarquez, J., & Long, E. (2020) · Child Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s12187-020-09788-8 · Cited by 151
“In this study, LS is examined using the original PISA variable, which assesses LS using Cantril’s ladder (Cantril 1965) where participants are asked to rate how satisfied they feel about their lives these days from 0 (not at all satisfied) to 10 (completely satisfied).”
MethodQuality of Life and Survival in Patients with Heart Failure
Hoekstra, T., Jaarsma, T., van Veldhuisen, D. J., Hillege, H. L., Sanderman, R., & Lesman‐Leegte, I. (2012) · European Journal of Heart Failure · doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfs148 · Cited by 145
“A higher score indicates better well-being.(18) Disease-generic QoL was assessed by the Medical Outcome Study 36-item General Health Survey (RAND36), a self-report questionnaire of general health status and comparable with the SF-36.”
MethodTowards a greater global understanding of wellbeing: A proposal for a more inclusive measure
Lambert, L., Lomas, T., van de Weijer, M. P., Passmore, H. A., Joshanloo, M., Harter, J., Ishikawa, Y., Lai, A., Kitagawa, T., Chen, D., et al. (2020) · International Journal of Wellbeing · doi:10.5502/ijw.v10i2.1037 · Cited by 156
“Both reports rely on a single question: the Cantril Self-Anchoring Striving Scale (Cantril, 1965), also called Cantril’s Ladder, which asks respondents to rate themselves on their current and future perceived quality or satisfaction with life, with the bottom of the ‘ladder’ representing low…”
MethodInfluentialMood Alterations in Mindful Versus Aerobic Exercise Modes
Netz, Y., & Lidor, R. (2003) · The Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1080/00223980309600624 · Cited by 146
“When establishing the scale, Cantril (1965) collected norms from all over the world.”
BackgroundMethodSexual functioning in young adult survivors of childhood cancer
Zebrack, B. J., Foley, S., Wittmann, D., & Leonard, M. (2010) · Psycho-Oncology · doi:10.1002/pon.1641 · Cited by 144
“Life satisfaction was assessed by the Ladder of Life [32], a visual acuity scale ranging from 0–10 on which respondents indicate their satisfaction with life on a ‘ladder’ ranging from ‘worst possible life’ to ‘best possible life’ at three time points (past, present, future).”
MethodDebt and Subjective Well-being: The Other Side of the Income-Happiness Coin
Tay, L., Batz-Barbarich, C. L., Parrigon, S., & Kuykendall, L. E. (2016) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-016-9758-5 · Cited by 159
“Life Satisfaction was assessed using the Cantril self-anchoring striving scale (Cantril 1965), asking participants ‘‘Please imagine a ladder with steps numbered from zero at the bottom to ten at the top.”
MethodRöling, N. G. (1992) · Knowledge, technology & policy/Knowledge in society/Knowledge, technology, & policy · doi:10.1007/bf02692791 · Cited by 142
“In all, the function of knowledge is not only limited to creating correspondence between what the environment is expected to be and what it is ( Cantril, 1965 ).”
BackgroundThe U Shape of Happiness Across the Life Course: Expanding the Discussion
Galambos, N. L., Krahn, H. J., Johnson, M. D., & Lachman, M. E. (2020) · Perspectives on Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/1745691620902428 · Cited by 142
“Cantril’s ladder (Cantril, 1965) is also a cognitive evaluation of life that determines life satisfaction by asking participants the following question: “On which step of the ladder would you say you personally stand at this time?””
BackgroundJones, L. (2018) · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change · doi:10.1002/wcc.552 · Cited by 163
“(Cantril, 1965).”
BackgroundA Test of a Partial Theory of Potential for Political Violence
Muller, E. N. (1972) · American Political Science Review · doi:10.2307/1957487 · Cited by 140
Effect of family structure on life satisfaction: australian evidence
Evans, M., & Kelley, J. (2004) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-004-5578-9 · Cited by 139
Kendler, K. S., Myers, J., MAES, H. H. M., & Keyes, C. L. M. (2011) · Behavior Genetics · doi:10.1007/s10519-011-9466-1 · Cited by 143
“As outlined in Table 1, emotional well-being was assessed by a six-item scale of positive affect and an item measuring overall life satisfaction (Andrews and Withey 1976; Bradburn 1969; Cantril 1965; Gurin et al. 1960; Mroczek and Kolarz 1998).”
MethodMoonen, J. E. F., Foster‐Dingley, J. C., de Ruijter, W., van der Grond, J., Bertens, A. S., van Buchem, M. A., Gussekloo, J., Middelkoop, H. A. M., Wermer, M. J. H., Westendorp, R. G. J., et al. (2015) · JAMA Internal Medicine · doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.4103 · Cited by 141
Promoting and Protecting Positive Mental Health: Early and Often Throughout the Lifespan
Keyes, C. L. M. (2012) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-94-007-5195-8_1 · Cited by 147
Theoretical Perspectives Guiding QOL Indicator Projects
Sirgy, M. J. (2010) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-010-9692-6 · Cited by 137
“…the Satisfaction with Life Scale (Pavot and Diener 1993; Pavot et al. 1991), the Congruity Life Satisfaction measure (Meadow et al. 1992; Sirgy et al. 1995), the Delighted-Terrible Scale (Andrew and Withey 1976), the Cantril Ladder (Cantril 1965), the Happiness Scale (Veenhoven 1996), and the like.”
MethodSubjectively Perceived Quality of Life
Oleson, M. (1990) · Journal of Nursing Scholarship · doi:10.1111/j.1547-5069.1990.tb00205.x · Cited by 133
Dynamics of Theory Change in the Social Sciences
Brush, S. G. (1996) · Journal of Conflict Resolution · doi:10.1177/0022002796040004001 · Cited by 132
Poor, or Just Feeling Poor? On Using Subjective Data in Measuring Poverty
Ravallion, M. D. (2012) · doi:10.1596/1813-9450-5968 · Cited by 132
“Each respondent is asked to rate her ―economic welfare,‖ or a broader concept such as ―satisfaction with life‖ or ―happiness,‖ on an ordinal scale (sometimes called a ―Cantril ladder,‖ after Cantril, 1965).”
BackgroundAknin, L. B., Neve, J. E. D., Dunn, E. W., Fancourt, D. E., Goldberg, E., Helliwell, J. F., Jones, S., Karam, E. G., Layard, R., Lyubomirsky, S., et al. (2021) · doi:10.31234/osf.io/zw93g · Cited by 131
The negativity effect and its implications for initial interaction
Kellermann, K. (1984) · Communication Monographs · doi:10.1080/03637758409390182 · Cited by 130
When children play, they feel better: organized activity participation and health in adolescents
Baďura, P., Gecková, A. M., Sigmundová, D., van Dijk, J. P., & Reijneveld, S. A. (2015) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12889-015-2427-5 · Cited by 151
“In general, where on the ladder do you feel you stand at the moment?’ [23].”
BackgroundThe Stability and Validity of Quality of Life Measures
Atkinson, T. (2005) · Social indicators research series · doi:10.1007/1-4020-3742-2_11 · Cited by 129
Exploration in Semantic Space: A Personal Diary1
Osgood, C. E. (1971) · Journal of Social Issues · doi:10.1111/j.1540-4560.1971.tb00678.x · Cited by 128
Yoga for managing knee osteoarthritis in older women: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Cheung, C., Wyman, J. F., Resnick, B. M., & Savik, K. (2014) · BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine · doi:10.1186/1472-6882-14-160 · Cited by 127
“The selfperceived QOL was assessed using the Short Form Health Survey; the SF-12 which measures both physical and mental component summary scales [27] and the Cantril Self-Anchoring Ladder that measures both “current” and “in 5 years” [28].”
MethodSex and social class as determinants of future orientation (time perspective) in adolescents.
Lamm, H., Schmidt, R. W., & Trommsdorff, G. (1976) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037//0022-3514.34.3.317 · Cited by 127
Levin, K. A., Torsheim, T., Vollebergh, W., Richter, M., Davies, C., Schnohr, C., Due, P., & Currie, C. E. (2010) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-010-9747-8 · Cited by 124
“Survey respondents 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 is an adapted version of the Cantril Ladder (Cantril…”
BackgroundA Patient‐Derived Perspective of Health‐Related Quality of Life With Peripheral Arterial Disease
Treat‐Jacobson, D., Halverson, S. L., Ratchford, A., Regensteiner, J. G., Lindquist, R. A., & Hirsch, A. T. (2002) · Journal of Nursing Scholarship · doi:10.1111/j.1547-5069.2002.00055.x · Cited by 124
Twenty-five years later: A limited study of the sequelae of the concentration camp experience
Antonovsky, A., MAOZ, B., Dowty, N., & Wijsenbeek, H. (1971) · Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology · doi:10.1007/bf00578367 · Cited by 124
Societal Conditions and the Gender Difference in Well-Being
Zuckerman, M., Li, C., & Diener, E. F. (2017) · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · doi:10.1177/0146167216684133 · Cited by 122
“Graham and Chattopadhyay (2013) found that when life satisfaction was measured by Cantril’s (1965) ladder (from worst to best possible life), females’ advantage over males was more true in developed countries—but when life satisfaction was measured by a direct question, females’ advantage was more true in poorer count…”
BackgroundInfluentialSubjective Well‐Being and Health Behaviors in 2.5 Million Americans
Kushlev, K., Drummond, D. M., & Diener, E. (2020) · Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being · doi:10.1111/aphw.12178 · Cited by 122
Quality of Life in Older Patients with Systolic and Diastolic Heart Failure
Jaarsma, T., Halfens, R. J. G., Abu‐Saad, H. H., Dracup, K., Stappers, J., & van Ree, J. W. (1999) · European Journal of Heart Failure · doi:10.1016/s1388-9842(99)00007-0 · Cited by 122
Health and Subjective Well-Being: A Replicated Secondary Data Analysis
George, L. K., & Landerman, R. (1984) · The International Journal of Aging and Human Development · doi:10.2190/fhht-25r8-f8kt-majd · Cited by 122
Time spent playing video games is unlikely to impact well-being
Vuorre, M., Johannes, N., Magnusson, K., & Przybylski, A. K. (2022) · Royal Society Open Science · doi:10.1098/rsos.220411 · Cited by 121
“Participants responded on a scale from 0 to 10 [37,38].”
BackgroundJoint Physical Custody in The Netherlands and the Well-Being of Children
Spruijt, E., & Duindam, V. (2009) · Journal of Divorce & Remarriage · doi:10.1080/10502550903423362 · Cited by 121
“Personal well-being was measured using the Cantril scale ( Cantril, 1965 ).”
MethodFoley, K. L., Farmer, D. F., Petronis, V. M., Smith, R. G., McGraw, S. A., Smith, K. W., Carver, C. S., & Avis, N. E. (2005) · Psycho-Oncology · doi:10.1002/pon.942 · Cited by 123
“The Ladder of Life is a single-item measure developed by Cantril (1965) and modified by Andrews and Withey (1976).”
MethodCollins, A., Sarkisian, N., & Winner, E. (2008) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-008-9116-3 · Cited by 135
“Many studies report that happiness increases with age, particularly after midlife (Cantril 1999; Diener and Suh 1997; Ryff 1989; World Values Study Group 1994).”
BackgroundInfluentialPuvill, T., Lindenberg, J., de Craen, A. J. M., Slaets, J. P. J., & Westendorp, R. G. J. (2016) · BMC Geriatrics · doi:10.1186/s12877-016-0365-4 · Cited by 130
“Life satisfaction was measured with Cantril’s 10-point self-anchoring ladder [18].”
MethodMeasuring Well-Being in Sport Performers: Where are We Now and How do we Progress?
Giles, S., Fletcher, D., Arnold, R., Ashfield, A., & Harrison, J. (2020) · Sports Medicine · doi:10.1007/s40279-020-01274-z · Cited by 145
“Some of the most widely used measures to assess SWB components include the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) [66], Self-Anchoring Striving Scale [67], Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) [68], and Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) [25].”
MethodThe subjective evaluation of well-being in adulthood: Findings and implications
Pavot, W., & Diener, E. (2004) · Ageing International · doi:10.1007/s12126-004-1013-4 · Cited by 136
The sense of relative superiority — Central to well-being
Headey, B., & Wearing, A. (1988) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/bf03359554 · Cited by 115
Frisch, M. B. (2013) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-012-0140-7 · Cited by 128
“3.5 Life Satisfaction Approach Cognitive theorists use the ‘‘life satisfaction approach’’ to well being, defining happiness in terms of cognitive judgments as to whether a person’s needs, goals, and wishes have been fulfilled (Campbell et al. 1976; Cantril 1965).”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialThe Use of Objective and Subjective Measures of Life Quality in Human Geography
Pacione, M. J. (1982) · Progress in Human Geography · doi:10.1177/030913258200600402 · Cited by 114
HEAVEN, B., BROWN, L. J. E., WHITE, M., ERRINGTON, L., MATHERS, J. C., & MOFFATT, S. (2013) · The Milbank Quarterly · doi:10.1111/milq.12013 · Cited by 135
The Parental Bond and the Well-Being of Adolescents and Young Adults
van Wel, F., Linssen, H., & Abma, R. (2000) · Journal of Youth and Adolescence · doi:10.1023/a:1005195624757 · Cited by 121
Poverty, Psychological Resources And Subjective Well-Being
Lever, J. P., Lanzagorta, N., & Uralde, J. H. (2005) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-004-1072-7 · Cited by 121
Mahdzan, N. S., Zainudin, R., Sukor, M. E. A., Zainir, F., & Ahmad, W. M. W. (2019) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-019-02138-4 · Cited by 109
The Denial of Personal Disadvantage Among You, Me, and All the Other Ostriches
Crosby, F. J., Pufall, A., Snyder, R. C., O’Connell, M., & Whalen, P. (1989) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4612-3588-0_5 · Cited by 110
Fifty Years After the Social Indicators Movement: Has the Promise Been Fulfilled?
Land, K. C., & Michalos, A. C. (2017) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-017-1571-y · Cited by 108
“…measured using average national responses (averaged for the three years 2010–2012) to the Fifty Years After the Social Indicators Movement: Has the… 859 Gallup World Poll question (following Cantril 1965): Please imagine a ladder, with steps numbered from zero at the bottom to ten at the top.”
A longitudinal study of adolescents' future orientation (time perspective)
Trommsdorff, G., Lamm, H., & Schmidt, R. W. (1979) · Journal of Youth and Adolescence · doi:10.1007/bf02087616 · Cited by 107
“The II-point scale, adapted from Cantril (1965), runs from 0 ("worst COI1ceivable situation") to 10 ("best conceivable situation").”
MethodTravel Time and Subjective Well-Being
Choi, J. S., Coughlin, J. F., & D’Ambrosio, L. A. (2013) · Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board · doi:10.3141/2357-12 · Cited by 105
“After a study was completed of correlations and factor analyses of a wide range of dimensions of well-being, the following six domains of well-being emerged, and survey questions were developed to address each domain: • Life evaluation index (two questions), determined from a self-evaluation of the survey respondents’…”
MethodRelationship between Financial Stress and Workplace Absenteeism of Credit Counseling Clients
Kim, J., Sorhaindo, B., & Garman, E. T. (2006) · Journal of Family and Economic Issues · doi:10.1007/s10834-006-9024-9 · Cited by 104
“Financial satisfaction was assessed with a 10-point stair-step scale, a derivative of an 11-point self-anchoring ladder originally developed by Cantril (1965) .”
Maeyer, J. D., Vanderplasschen, W., Lammertyn, J., van Nieuwenhuizen, C., Sabbe, B., & Broekaert, E. (2010) · Quality of Life Research · doi:10.1007/s11136-010-9732-3 · Cited by 107
The State of Wellbeing Science
Huppert, F. A. (2014) · Well Being · doi:10.1002/9781118539415.wbwell036 · Cited by 165
Bryan, S., Goldsmith, L. J., Davis, J. C., Hejazi, S., MacDonald, V., McAllister, P., Randall, E., Suryaprakash, N., Wu, A. D., & Sawatzky, R. G. (2018) · BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders · doi:10.1186/s12891-018-2340-z · Cited by 103
“Potential patient-centred drivers of satisfaction explored in our analyses, based on the literature review, included demographic variables, patient-reported health status (SF-12 [26], EQ-5D-5 L [27], WOMAC [28], SLANSS [29]), depression and anxiety (HADS [30]), social support (MOS-SSS [31]), patient expectations, como…”
MethodWeeland, J., Moens, M. A., Beute, F., Assink, M., Staaks, J. P. C., & Overbeek, G. J. (2019) · Journal of Environmental Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2019.101326 · Cited by 114
“…e H a r t e r C o m - p e t e n c y S c a l e ( H a r t e r , 1 9 82 ) ; C a n t r i l ' s l a dd e r = m e a s u r e f o r m oo d ( C a n t r i l , 1966 ) ; ( B i a n c a r d i & S t o pp a , 1997 ) ; F a c e s c a l e = m e a s u r e o f w e ll b e i n g a n d q u a l i t y o f l i f e ( E i s e…”
Overbeek, G. J., Vollebergh, W., Meeus, W., Engels, R. C. M. E., & Luijpers, E. T. H. (2001) · Journal of Youth and Adolescence · doi:10.1023/a:1010441131941 · Cited by 100
“Second, although the measures that made up the construct of emotional disturbance can be considered valid and reliable instruments (Cantril, 1965; Goldberg, 1978; Kienhorst et al., 1990; Meeus, 1993), the delinquency-measure used in this study seems to be only moderately reliable.”
BackgroundMethodResultInfluentialHautekiet, P., Saenen, N. D., Martens, D. S., Debay, M., der Heyden, J. V., Nawrot, T. S., & Clercq, E. M. D. (2022) · BMC Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12916-022-02524-9 · Cited by 107
Does Development Make You Happy? Subjective Wellbeing And Economic Growth In Developing Countries
Kenny, C. J. (2005) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-004-0986-4 · Cited by 99
A Meta-Analysis of Religion/Spirituality and Life Satisfaction
Yaden, D. B., Batz-Barbarich, C. L., Ng, V., Vaziri, H., Gladstone, J. N., Pawelski, J. O., & Tay, L. (2022) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-022-00558-7 · Cited by 127
A randomized trial of behavioral management for continence with older rural women¶
Dougherty, M. C., Dwyer, J. W., Pendergast, J., Boyington, A. R., Tomlinson, B. U., Coward, R. T., Duncan, R. P., Vogel, B., & Rooks, L. G. (2002) · Research in Nursing & Health · doi:10.1002/nur.10016 · Cited by 97
Kirchman, M. (1986) · The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research · doi:10.1177/153944928600600102 · Cited by 97
QOLLTI-F: measuring family carer quality of life.
Cohen, R., Leis, A. M., Kuhl, D., Charbonneau, C., Ritvo, P., & Ashbury, F. D. (2006) · Palliative Medicine · doi:10.1177/0269216306072764 · Cited by 128
Video gaming in adolescence: factors associated with leisure time use
Brooks, F. M., Chester, K., Smeeton, N., & Spencer, N. H. (2015) · Journal of Youth Studies · doi:10.1080/13676261.2015.1048200 · Cited by 94
“to assess life satisfaction on a whole-number scale from 0 to 10 (Cantril 1965) and”
BackgroundMethodBusseri, M. A., Busseri, M. A., Sadava, S. W., & DeCourville, N. H. (2006) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-006-9028-8 · Cited by 97
Breaking the Cycle of Violence
Lumsden, M. (1997) · Journal of Peace Research · doi:10.1177/0022343397034004001 · Cited by 95
Living with aircraft noise: Airport proximity, aviation noise and subjective wellbeing in England
Lawton, R. N., & Fujiwara, D. (2015) · Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.trd.2015.11.002 · Cited by 94
Boer, M., van den Eijnden, R. J. J. M., Finkenauer, C., Boniel‐Nissim, M., Marino, C., Inchley, J., Cosma, A. P., Paakkari, L. T., & Stevens, G. W. J. M. (2021) · Addiction · doi:10.1111/add.15709 · Cited by 104
“Life satisfaction was measured using the Cantril ladder, where respondents rated their life on a scale ranging from 0, worst possible life to 10, best possible life [33].”
MethodReme, S. E., Monstad, K., Fyhn, T., Sveinsdottir, V., Løvvik, C., Lie, S. A., & Øverland, S. (2019) · Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health · doi:10.5271/sjweh.3753 · Cited by 93
“0 which is a generic measure of functioning based on the ICF framework (15); frequency and severity of subjective health complaints, using the Subjective Health Complaints Inventory (16); health-related quality of life (QoL), using the Euro-Qol Visual Analog Scale which is a vertical scale ranging from 0 (“worst imagi…”
MethodFrank, C., Davis, C. G., & Elgar, F. J. (2013) · Anxiety Stress & Coping · doi:10.1080/10615806.2013.864389 · Cited by 103
“Financial strain was moderately and negatively correlated with perceived SES using a modified version of Cantril’s (1965) ladder where participants were asked to rank themselves based on the amount of money they have, their level of education, and how respected their job is relative to other people in Canada (rtime1 =…”
MethodKushlev, K., Radošić, N., Diener, E., & Diener, E. (2021) · Social Psychological and Personality Science · doi:10.1177/19485506211043379 · Cited by 96
Possible Effects of Social Media Use on Adolescent Health Behaviors and Perceptions
Buda, G., Lukoševičiūtė, J., Šalčiūnaitė, L., & Šmigelskas, K. (2021) · Psychological Reports · doi:10.1177/0033294120922481 · Cited by 89
“Life satisfaction was evaluated using the picture of a ladder (Cantril, 1965), where the top of the ladder (10 pts) was the best possible life and the bottom (0 pts)—the worst possible life.”
MethodSteinbach, A., Augustijn, L., & Corkadi, G. (2020) · Family Process · doi:10.1111/famp.12536 · Cited by 91
“Adolescents’ life satisfaction as a global judgment of life and well-being was measured by an adapted version of Cantril’s ladder (Cantril, 1965) with the following question: “Here is a picture of a ladder.”
MethodAffluence, Feelings of Stress, and Well-being
Ng, S. H., Diener, E., Aurora, R., & Harter, J. K. (2008) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-008-9422-5 · Cited by 98
“The life satisfaction item asked respondents to rate their current life on a ladder scale, ranging from 0 (worst possible life) to 10 (best possible life; Cantril 1965).”
BackgroundAdolescent Future Orientation: Does Culture Matter?
Seginer, R. (2013) · Online Readings in Psychology and Culture · doi:10.9707/2307-0919.1056 · Cited by 113
“In its early stages, and following Cantril (1965) and Trommsdorff (1983), future orientation research gauged respondents’ subjective images of the future.”
BackgroundInfluentialCognition and affect in perceptions of well-being
Kennell, A. C. M. (1978) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/bf00352941 · Cited by 91
Modeling negative affectivity and job stress: a contingency‐based approach
Barsky, A. P., Thoresen, C. J., Warren, C. R., & Kaplan, S. A. (2004) · Journal of Organizational Behavior · doi:10.1002/job.285 · Cited by 97
Ada Ferrer-i-carbonell, A., & van Praag, B. M. S. (2001) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1023/a:1011560530411 · Cited by 90
Hussain, A., Weisæth, L., & Heir, T. (2010) · Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology · doi:10.1007/s00127-010-0270-7 · Cited by 89
“Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to assess the relationship between religiosity and measures of posttraumatic stress (IES-R), general psychopathology (GHQ-28) and life satisfaction (LOL), while adjusting for other significant variables.”
MethodFrisch, M. B. (1992) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4757-9777-0_3 · Cited by 89
Measuring Subjective Social Status: A Case Study of Older Taiwanese
Goldman, N., Cornman, J. C., & Chang, M. (2006) · Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology · doi:10.1007/s10823-006-9020-4 · Cited by 89
“The ladder was adapted from one used by Cantril (1965) to measure an entirely different type of outcome—personal aspirations.”
MethodLomas, T., Bradshaw, M., Case, B., Cowden, R., Crabtree, S., English, C., Fogleman, A., Johnson, K. A., Ritter, Z., Johnson, B. R., et al. (2025) · BMC Global and Public Health · doi:10.1186/s44263-025-00139-9 · Cited by 78
“A good example is Cantril’s life evaluation “ladder” [62], used in the Gallup World Poll.”
The Interface between Quality of Life and Marketing: A Theoretical Framework
Sirgy, M. J., Samli, A. C., & Meadow, H. L. (1982) · Journal of Marketing & Public Policy · doi:10.1177/074391568200100106 · Cited by 88
Salazar, L. R. (2017) · Journal of Interpersonal Violence · doi:10.1177/0886260517725737 · Cited by 105
Groh, M., Krishnan, N., McKenzie, D., & Vishwanath, T. (2012) · doi:10.1596/1813-9450-6141 · Cited by 87
“Column 1 examines the impact on current subjective well-being, measured on the Cantril selfanchoring striving scale (Cantril, 1965), a measure that has been used by Gallup around the world.”
MethodCounseling children at a helpline: chatting or calling?
Fukkink, R. G., & Hermanns, J. M. A. (2009) · Journal of Community Psychology · doi:10.1002/jcop.20340 · Cited by 86
Effect of Changes in Living Conditions on Well-Being: A Prospective Top–Down Bottom–Up Model
Nakazato, N., Schimmack, U., & Oishi, S. (2010) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-010-9607-6 · Cited by 89
“These judgments do not ask respondents to report whether life got better or worse; they ask whether life is good or bad (Cantril 1965).”
BackgroundBubolz, M. M., Eicher, J. B., Evers, S. J., & Sontag, M. S. (1980) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/bf00305595 · Cited by 86
Symoens, S., & Bracke, P. (2015) · Health Sociology Review · doi:10.1080/14461242.2015.1007156 · Cited by 85
“Life satisfaction was measured using the Cantril Self-Anchoring Ladder (Cantril, 1965).”
MethodInternational migration desires related to subjective well-being
Cai, R., Esipova, N., Oppenheimer, M., & Feng, S. (2014) · IZA Journal of Migration · doi:10.1186/2193-9039-3-8 · Cited by 87
Metadata
- 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
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- 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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