PSY336H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Negative Affectivity, Extraversion And Introversion, Social Desirability Bias
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Life satisfaction as assessed by the swls shows a degree of temporal stability. Potentially valuable to detect change in life satisfaction during the course of clinical intervention. 2 broad aspects of subjective well- being: an affective component - further divided into pleasant affect and unpleasant affect, cognitive component- referred to as life satisfaction. However, have found separate satisfaction and affect components. Affective and cognitive components of swb are not completely independent: however, are somewhat distinctive and can provide complementary information when assessed separately. Researchers have focused their attention on the measurement of affective well-being. Satisfaction with life scale (swls): assess satisfaction with the respondent"s life as a whole. Normative data: allows subjects to integrate and weight different domains in whatever way they choose. Affective reactions are often responses to immediate factors and of short duration, whereas life satisfaction ratings can reflect a long-term perspective.
