Theory and Validity of Life Satisfaction Scales
Abstract
National accounts of subjective well-being are being considered and adopted by nations. In order to be useful for policy deliberations, the measures of life satisfaction must be psychometrically sound. The reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change of life satisfaction measures are reviewed. The scales are stable under unchanging conditions, but are sensitive to changes in circumstances in people’s lives. Several types of data indicate...
Paper Details
Title
Theory and Validity of Life Satisfaction Scales
Published Date
Jul 1, 2013
Journal
Volume
112
Issue
3
Pages
497 - 527
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