Table 3.
A comparison of the means and standard deviations of the scale items in the original English language version using the 7-point delighted-terrible scale and three validated translations using the 7-point satisfaction-dissatisfaction scale.
| Item | English N = 584 |
Swedish [15] N = 100 |
Norwegian [17] N = 282 |
Hebrew [16] N = 100 |
| 1. Material and physical well-being | 5.6 (1.0) | 5.7 (1.4) | 5.5 (1.3) | 4.3 (1.8) |
| 2. Health | 3.9 (1.4) | 3.9 (1.6) | 4.4 (1.5) | 2.3 (1.5) |
| 3. Relationships with parents, siblings and other relatives | 5.3 (1.1) | 6.0 (1.0) | 5.5 (1.5) | 5.9 (1.2) |
| 4. Having and raising children | 5.6 (1.2) | 5.6 (1.6) | 5.7 (1.2) | 5.9 (1.2) |
| 5. Relationship with spouse or significant other | 5.5 (1.4) | 5.6 (1.6) | 5.5 (1.6) | 5.8 (1.2) |
| 6. Relationships with friends | 5.4 (1.1) | 6.2 (0.9) | 5.9 (1.1) | 5.4 (1.6) |
| 7. Helping and encouraging others | 5.4 (0.9) | 5.3 (1.2) | 5.2 (1.2) | 3.0 (2.0) |
| 8. Participating in organizations and public affairs | 4.6 (1.2) | 4.9 (1.6) | 4.3 (1.6) | 2.3 (1.9) |
| 9. Intellectual development | 4.7 (1.2) | 5.2 (1.4) | 4.6 (1.5) | 2.1 (1.6) |
| 10. Understanding of self | 5.1 (1.1) | 5.5 (1.2) | 5.3 (1.1) | 3.0 (1.8) |
| 11. Occupational role | 4.7 (1.4) | 5.0 (1.5) | 5.3 (1.4) | 3.2 (1.8) |
| 12. Creativity/personal expression | 4.8 (1.2) | 5.0 (1.4) | 4.7 (1.6) | 2.5 (1.7) |
| 13. Socializing | 4.7 (1.2) | 5.3 (1.3) | 5.1 (1.4) | 3.6 (1.9) |
| 14. Passive and observational recreation | 5.5 (0.9) | 6.0 (1.0) | 5.7 (1.1) | 3.6 (2.0) |
| 15. Active and participatory recreation | 4.0 (1.5) | 4.0 (1.7) | 4.5 (1.6) | 2.2 (1.5) |
| 16. Independence, doing for yourself* | 5.0 (1.5) | 5.0 (1.7) | 5.2 (1.4) | 3.8 (1.7) |
*Note: n for this item is 146 in the English language sample.