Review of life satisfaction measures for adolescents'

Over the past decade, promoting the psychological wellbeing of adolescents has been the subject of increasing interest. To this end, a number of scale s have been constructed that specifically assess life satisfaction among ad olescents. Using specific selection criteria, the present study reviewed th e psychometric properties of five life satisfaction measures available for use with adolescent populations. These scales were the Students' Life Satis faction Scale, the Satisfaction With Life Scale, the Perceived Life Satisfa ction Scale, the Comprehensive Quality of Life Scale - School Version, and the Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale. Suggestions for fut ure research are also discussed.