Table 2.

Internal consistency of the subjective happiness scale (N = 2,635)

Items a	Mean	SD	Item–total correlation	Cronbach’s alpha with item deleted b
1. In general, I consider myself:	4.96	1.21	0.73	0.74
2. Compared to most of my peers, I consider myself:	4.79	1.26	0.67	0.77
3. Some people are generally very happy. They enjoy life regardless of what is going on, getting the most out of everything. To what extent does this describe you?	4.94	1.33	0.69	0.75
4. Some people are generally not very happy. Although they are not depressed, they never seem as happy as they might be. To what extent does this describe you? c	5.59	1.41	0.52	0.84

^aResponse scales use 7-point scales, as shown in the Appendix

^bCronbach’s alpha for the complete scale was 0.82

^cReverse-coded item