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 |