About the Measure
| Domains | Mental health and wellbeing |
| Key stages | Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 |
| Subscales | This is a unidimensional measure |
| Description | A brief measure of global life satisfaction. |
| Example | My life is going well. (Strongly Disagree, Moderately Disagree, Mildly Disagree, Mildly Agree, Moderately Agree, Strongly Agree) |
| Link | https://ww2.cas.sc.edu/psyc/sites/default/files/directory_files/huebslss.pdf |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 7 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Self |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 10 |
| Age | 8-14 |
| Cost single purchase | Free |
| Cost per child | Free |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .80 |
| Test retest | 1-2 weeks, r= .74 |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | Single-factor so |
| CFA | Not reported |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Piers Harris self concept subscale, r=.53, happiness subscale, r=.53 and anxiety subscale, r= .35; Dimensions of Temperament Survey – Revised (DOTS-R) mood scale, r= .34; Bradburn's Happiness Item, r= .36; Andrews Withey Life Satisfaction Scale, r= .62 |
| Concurrent validity | Not reported |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Huebner, E. S. (1991). Initial development of the student's life satisfaction scale. School Psychology International, 12(3), 231-240. doi:10.1177/0143034391123010 |