Take
this quick and easy quiz to find out how happy
you are with your life so far.
HOW SATISFIED ARE YOU WITH YOUR LIFE?
(Life Satisfaction Index-z - B. Neugarten, R.
Havighurst, and S. Tobin in Measures for Clinical
Practice-K. Corcoran & J. Fischer, 2000)
Here are some statements about life in general
that people feel different ways about. Read each
statement on the list and indicate at left the
number that best describes how you feel about
the statement.
1 = agree
2 = disagree
3 = unsure
_____1. As I grow older, things seem better than
I thought they would be.
_____2. I have gotten more of the breaks in life
than most of the people I know.
_____3. This is the dreariest time of my life.
_____4. I am just as happy as when I was younger.
_____5. My life could be happier than it is now.
_____6. These are the best years of my life.
_____7. Most of the things I do are boring or
monotonous.
_____8. I expect some interesting and pleasant
things to happen to me in the future.
_____9. The things I do are as interesting to
me as they ever were.
____10. I feel old and somewhat tired.
____11. As I look back on my life, I am fairly
well satisfied.
____12. I would not change my past life even
if I could.
____13. Compared to other people my age, I make
a good appearance.
____14. I have made plans for things I'll be
doing in a month or a year from now.
____15. When I think back over my life, I didn't
get most of the important things I wanted.
____16. Compared to other people, I get down
in the dumps too often.
____17. I've gotten pretty much what I expected
out of life.
____18. In spite of what some people say, the
lot of the average person is getting worse, not
better.
For the results of your test, copy and paste
this page with your answers and email to: dawn@sunrisecounselling.com.
Dawn will personally score your results and
return them to the email address that you provide.
(This may take a day or two due to high volumes
of emails)
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