The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) is a 5-item, 7-point Likert scale that assesses global cognitive judgments about one’s satisfaction with life as single factor. As opposed to the emotional or affective component, the scale was developed to represent the judgment or cognitive component and thus does not measure positive or negative affect. A series of initial validation studies indicated SWLS has high internal consistency, test-retest reliability, content validity, and convergent validity. Subsequently, the scale has been translated to 30 different languages with satisfactory internal consistency, test-retest reliability, discriminant validity, and convergent validity. Psychometric evaluations have demonstrated that the SWLS is stable, yet sensitive to detect changes in life satisfaction occurring during psychotherapy or major life events. Although the SWLS has been used with a wide range of cohorts, it is considered to be most appropriate for use in nonclinical populations.