Abstract

The purpose of the study was to construct a subjective well-being scale that can measure subjective satisfaction of social(or group) activity. The 323 subjects completed measures including) 1)Satisfaction with Life Scale(SWLS), 2)General Test of Life Quality(GTLQ), 3) Mood Evaluation Scale(MES), 4) Introvert- Extrovert Scale(IES), 5)Life orientation Scale(LOT), 6)Subjective Individualism and Collectivism(SINDCOL), 7)Sense of Community Scale(SCS), and 8)items about 26 life situations which were categirized into four domains(i.e., personal, family, social, environmental). Inter-correlations and multiple regression analysis were performed to identify the relationships among 8 measures. Results showed that SWLS was most reliable and significantly related with other measures. The sub-scale of the MES(e.g., positive mood and negative mood) was also reliable and could be as a substitue measure of SWLS. The LOT was a significant predictor of the SWLS, GTLQ, and MES. In addition, personal domain of life satisfaction was highly correlated with subjective well-being. However, the IES, SINDCOL, and SCS were not significantly correlated with the subjective well-being. Several criteria in constructing a subjective well-being scale were discussed.