Live Syllabus

DEFINITION:

The person with brain injury should rate his/her satisfaction with life at the time of the follow-up evaluation by indicating his/her level of agreement with the five questions below.

(1) In most ways my life is close to my ideal.
(2) The conditions of my life are excellent.
(3) I am satisfied with my life.
(4) So far I have gotten the important things I want in life.
(5) If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing.

For more information, see: Introduction to the SWLS (COMBI) (http://www.tbims.org/combi/swls/index.html).

CODE:

1 Strongly disagree
2 Disagree
3 Slightly disagree
4 Neither agree nor disagree
5 Slightly agree
6 Agree
7 Strongly agree
*8 Not due this year. [Code no longer used; data now collected in all follow-up years.]
0 Variable not in existence when data collected
9 Unknown
10 N/A - no data from person w/ TBI

NOTE:

See: SWLS Frequently Asked Questions/Tips (COMBI) (http://www.tbims.org/combi/swls/swlsfaq.html)

See:

*Do not embellish when obtaining this information. If appropriate, use the cue "If that's what it means to you."

SOURCE:

Diener E, Emmons R, Larsen J, Griffin S. (1985). The Satisfaction With Life Scale. J Personality Assessment, 49(1), 71-75.

Pavot W, Deiner E. (1993). Review of the Satisfaction With Life Scale. Psychological Assessment. 5(3), 164-172.

EXAMPLE:

1. In most ways my life is close to my ideal. [2]
2. The conditions of my life are excellent. [4]
3. I am satisfied with my life. [6]
4. So far I have gotten the important things I want in life. [6]
5. If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing. [2]