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Written by Dr. Steve Wright on October 17th, 2008
The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire was developed by psychologists Michael
Argyle and Peter Hills at Oxford University. Take a few moments to take the
survey. This is a good way to get a snapshot of your current level of
happiness. You can even use your score to compare to your happiness level at
some point in the future by taking the survey again. If you are using some of
the interventions presented on this site to raise your happiness level, you can
see whether your score on the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire goes up as a
result.
Instructions
Below are a number of statements about happiness. Please indicate how much you
agree or disagree with each by entering a number in the blank after each
statement, according to the following scale:
1 = strongly disagree
2 = moderately disagree
3 = slightly disagree
4 = slightly agree
5 = moderately agree
6 = strongly agree
Please read the statements carefully, because some are phrased positively and
others negatively. Don t take too long over individual questions; there are no
right or wrong answers (and no trick questions). The first answer that
comes into your head is probably the right one for you. If you find some of the
questions difficult, please give the answer that is true for you in general or
for most of the time.
The Questionnaire
1. I don t feel particularly pleased with the way I am. (R) _____
2. I am intensely interested in other people. _____
3. I feel that life is very rewarding. _____
4. I have very warm feelings towards almost everyone. _____
5. I rarely wake up feeling rested. (R) _____
6. I am not particularly optimistic about the future. (R) _____
7. I find most things amusing. _____
8. I am always committed and involved. _____
9. Life is good. _____
10. I do not think that the world is a good place. (R) _____
11. I laugh a lot. _____
12. I am well satisfied about everything in my life. _____
13. I don t think I look attractive. (R) _____
14. There is a gap between what I would like to do and what I have done. (R)
_____
15. I am very happy. _____
16. I find beauty in some things. _____
17. I always have a cheerful effect on others. _____
18. I can fit in (find time for) everything I want to. _____
19. I feel that I am not especially in control of my life. (R) _____
20. I feel able to take anything on. _____
21. I feel fully mentally alert. _____
22. I often experience joy and elation. _____
23. I don t find it easy to make decisions. (R) _____
24. I don t have a particular sense of meaning and purpose in my life. (R)
_____
25. I feel I have a great deal of energy. _____
26. I usually have a good influence on events. _____
27. I don t have fun with other people. (R) _____
28. I don t feel particularly healthy. (R) _____
29. I don t have particularly happy memories of the past. (R) _____
Calculate your score
Step 1. Items marked (R) should be scored in reverse:
If you gave yourself a 1, cross it out and change it to a 6.
Change 2″ to a 5″
Change 3″ to a 4″
Change 4″ to a 3″
Change 5″ to a 2″
Change 6″ to a 1″
Step 2. Add the numbers for all 29 questions. (Use the converted numbers for
the 12 items that are reverse scored.)
Step 3. Divide by 29. So your happiness score = the total (from step 2) divided
by 29.
I recommend you record your score and the date. Then you ll have the option to
compare your score now with your score at a later date. This can be especially
helpful if you are trying some of the exercises, and actively working on
increasing your happiness.
Reference
Hills, P., & Argyle, M. (2002). The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire: a compact
scale for the measurement of psychological well-being. Personality and
Individual Differences, 33, 1073 1082.
I ve used don t rather than the more staid and formal do not in the
phrasing of the questions above; I decided to give preference to my own sense
of what is more natural and conversational in American English. (Remember that
the questionnaire was developed in England.) I ve also added the phrase (find
time for), which psychology researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky uses for
clarification in question 18.
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