Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS)
Psychology: Mental Health1 sample item
About this scale
Happiness and the term more commonly used in psychology, subjective wellbeing , are frequently studied in the field of psychology (including in positive psychology ) and related applied areas, such as social care . There are a number of measures of subjective well-being (see also the children's happiness scale here in the survey library ).
Sample item(s)
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Notes
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Source & citation
Lyubomirsky, S. & Lepper, H. S. (1999). A measure of subjective happines: Preliminary reliability and construct validation. Social indicators research, 46 , 137-155.
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