TY - RPRT
T1 - General Life Satisfaction Short Scale (L-1)
T2 - Zusammenstellung sozialwissenschaftlicher Items und Skalen (ZIS)
AU - Nießen, D
AU - Groskurth, K
AU - Rammstedt, B
AU - Lechner, C. M.
DO - https://zis.gesis.org/DoiId/zis284
UR - 10.6102/zis284
AB - 
The General Life Satisfaction Short Scale (L-1) described herein measures general life satisfaction with one item (completion time < 10 s). The scale is the English-language adaptation of the German-language scale “Kurzskala zur Erfassung der Allgemeinen Lebenszufriedenheit.” The item of the German-language source version was translated into English using the TRAPD approach. Our empirical validation based on a heterogeneous quota sample in the UK showed that the reliability and validity coefficients of the English-language adaptation are satisfactory and comparable to those of the German-language source version. As an ultra-short scale, L-1 lends itself to the assessment of general life satisfaction particularly in survey contexts in which assessment time or questionnaire space are limited. The scale is applicable in a variety of research disciplines, including psychology, sociology, and economics.
PY - 2020
PB - ZIS - GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences
LA - en
SN - http://zis.gesis.org/