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Life Satisfaction Index for the Third Age (LSITA)

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Neugarten‚ B.J.‚ Havighurst‚ R.J.‚ & Tobin‚ S.S. (1961). The Measurement of Life Satisfaction. Journal of Gerontology‚ 16‚ 134-143.
General information
Purpose The LSITA is a summative scale designed to measure overall life satisfaction among older adults.
Domain(s) Goal Pursuit
Life Satisfaction
Positive Affect
Quality of Life
Sense of Meaning
Target population Adult
Number of items 30
Administration format self-report
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Alternate forms

A 12-item short form can be found here: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/life-satisfaction-index-for-the-third-age-short-form-lsita-sf/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267450265_Life_Satisfaction_Index_for_the_Third_Age_-_Short_Form_LSITA-SF_An_Improved_and_Briefer_Measure_of_Successful_Aging
Availability in other languages Chinese, Japanese
Fee for use
Free
Related information on use of the measure
Non-exhaustive list of psychometric studies
Barrett, A. J., & Murk, P. J. (2006). Life Satisfaction Index for the Third Age (LSITA): A Measurement of Successful Aging. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/1160
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