Test your Happiness
Psychologists say it is possible to measure your happiness.
This test designed by psychologist Professor Ed Diener from the University of Illinois, takes just a minute to complete.
To find out how happy you are just look at the five statements below and decide whether you agree or disagree using a 1-7 scale.
- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Slightly disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Slightly agree
- Agree
- Strongly agree
Please answer these questions as honestly as you can.
1. In most ways my life is 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.
Add up your scores.
Evaluate your Total Score.
31-35 You are extremely satisfied with your life.
26-30 Very satisfied.
21-25 Reasonably satisfied.
20 Neutral
15-19 Slightly unsatisfied
10-14 Unsatisfied
5-9 Extremely unsatisfied
about 2 months ago
Perhaps thsi questionnaire could be converted into online system whereby anyone, after filling up his/her nationality, can select their scale and the scores can be maintained by this website according to the country.
This will be give an indicative results of a country’s people on whether they are happy or not.
about 4 months ago
The five questions are all dependant on mindset of the day. It would be nice to get into spiritual fulfillment, core friends-community, sense of being at harmony.
I also think that empowering people by getting them to take and recognize small steps for a happiness index is key.
I like Bhutan’s national goals and think a personal and community score card measuring progress would be valuable.