Flourishing Scale (Range 8 - 56) Very Low 8 38 – Low 39 43 – Average 44 47 – High 48 51 – Very High 52 56 – Satisfaction with Life Scale (Range 5 35) – (SWLS) Very Low 5 - 17 Low 18 - 22 Average 23 27 _______ – High 28 - 31 Very High 32 - 35 SPANE (Range 6 30) – Positive Experience Very Low 6 - 18 Low 19 - 21 Average 22 23 _______ – High 24 - 25 Very High 26 - 30 Negative Experience Very Low 6 - 12 (Low score is high SWB) Low 13 - 14 Average 15 16 _______ – High 17 - 18 Very High 19 - 30 Cantril’s Scale (Range 0 10) – Very Low 0 3 – Low 4 Average 5 - 6 _______ High 7 - 8 Very High 9 10 – Note: Norms for Comprehensive and Brief Scales are based primarily on USA respondents. For Flourishing, SWLS, and SPANE, the norms are based on college students. For Cantril’s Ladder norms are based on representative sample of the world. The norms are based in part on the average responses to the scales. ALTERNATIVE NORM (ABSOLUTE, NOT COMPARED TO OTHERS):
Flourishing Scale (Range 8 - 56) Very Low 8 – 38 Low 39 – 43 Average 44 – 47 High 48 – 51 Very High 52 – 56 Satisfaction with Life Scale (Range 5 – 35) (SWLS) Very Low 5 - 17 Low 18 - 22 Average 23 – 27 _______ High 28 - 31 Very High 32 - 35 SPANE (Range 6 – 30) Positive Experience Very Low 6 - 18 Low 19 - 21 Average 22 – 23 _______ High 24 - 25 Very High 26 - 30 Negative Experience Very Low 6 - 12 (Low score is high SWB) Low 13 - 14 Average 15 – 16 _______ High 17 - 18 Very High 19 - 30 Cantril’s Scale (Range 0 – 10) Very Low 0 – 3 Low 4 Average 5 - 6 _______ High 7 - 8 Very High 9 – 10 Note: Norms for Comprehensive and Brief Scales are based primarily on USA respondents. For Flourishing, SWLS, and SPANE, the norms are based on college students. For Cantril’s Ladder norms are based on representative sample of the world. The norms are based in part on the average responses to the scales. ALTERNATIVE NORM (ABSOLUTE, NOT COMPARED TO OTHERS):
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