Scale of participant report of agreement to the statement: I wish I had a different kind of life, as part of the NIH Toolbox Emotion General Life Satsifaction

2016-07-07

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The NIH Toolbox General Life Satisfaction Survey is a self-report measure that assesses global feelings and attitudes about one's life. A computer-adaptive test (CAT) is used for adults; a separate computer-adaptive test version is used for ages 13 to 17 and a 5-item fixed length form is used for ages 8-12, as well as for the Parent-Report version with ages 3-12. In addition a fixed length self-report form is available for ages 13 to 17 and 18-85, as supplemental measures. Items administered include those with both 5-point and 7 point scales, with options in each case ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree. Higher scores are indicative of more general life satisfaction. For more information about scoring, please refer to the NIH Toolbox Scoring and Interpretation Guide: http://www.nihtoolbox.org/WhatAndWhy/Scoring%20Manual/NIH%20Toolbox%20Scoring%20and%20Interpretation%20Manual%209-27 12.pdf

CAT/SF: Indicate how much you agree or disagree: My life is just right.