SLSS- Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale
Generic-Specific Modules
Measure domains: No domain structure. Scale includes a range of questions on life satisfaction
Summary of development:
SLSS is a global measure that asks its target population the extent to which they agree or disagree with a series of general statements about their life, assessing perceived quality of life. SLSS uses items that are domain-free (e.g., my life is going well) versus domain-specific (e.g., my school life is going well). There are reduced and modified versions of this instrument (Huebner 1991).
A preliminary version of the SLSS consisted of 10 self-report items. The items were designed to be simple and easy to read, useful across a wide age and intellectual ability range. The revised version of the SLSS has 7 items.
Huebner ES. Initial development of the student’s life satisfaction scale. Sch Psychol Int. 1991;12(3):231–40.
Additional information
| Number of Items | 7 |
|---|---|
| Time Frame/Recall Period | Past several weeks |
| Measurement Type | Classical Test Theory |
| Overall Score | Yes |
| Sub scores/Subscales | No |
| Ages | 8-18 |
| Respondent | Self |
| Languages | English |
| Development Used Experts | Huebner 1991 |
| Development Used Patient | Huebner 1991 |
| Structural Validity | Huebner 1999 |
| Internal Consistency | Huebner 1991; Huebner 1993; Huebner 1994; Dew 1994; Terry 1995; Huebner 2000; Haranin 2007; McDougall 2012; Hazel 2014 |
| Test-Retest Reliability | Terry 1995 |
| Divergent Validity with Other Measures | Huebner 1993; Huebner 1994; Huebner 1999; Hazel 2014 |
| Responsive to Change | Haranin 2007 |
| Measure Website | https://www.corc.uk.net/outcome-experience-measures/students-life-satisfaction-scale-slss/ |
| Licensing | No |
| Fees | No |