Authors
William Pavot, ED Diener, C Randall Colvin, Ed Sandvik
Publication date
1991/8/1
Journal
Journal of personality assessment
Volume
57
Issue
1
Pages
149-161
Publisher
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Description
The structure of subjective well-being has been conceptualized as consisting of two major components: the emotional or affective component and the judgmental or cognitive component (Diener, 1984; Veenhoven, 1984). The judgmental component has also been conceptualized as life satisfaction (Andrews & Withey, 1976). Although the affective component of subjective well-being has received considerable attention from researchers, the judgmental component has been relatively neglected. The Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Emmnos, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985) was developed as a measure of the judgmental component of subjective well-being (SWB). Two studies designed to validate further the SWLS are reported. Peer reports, a memory measure, and clinical ratings are used as external criteria for validation. Evidence for the reliability and predictive validity of the SWLS is presented, and its …
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W Pavot, ED Diener, CR Colvin, E Sandvik - Journal of personality assessment, 1991