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	Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)	Κλίμακα Κατάθλιψης του Κέντρου Επιδημιολογικών Μελετών (CES-D)	Κλίμακα Κατάθλιψης Ηλικιωμένων (GDS)
Πεδίο	Κλινική Ψυχολογία	Κλινική Ψυχολογία	Κλινική Ψυχολογία
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1985	1977	1982
Δημιουργός	Ed Diener, Richard A. Emmons, Richard J. Larsen, and Sharon Griffin	Lenore Sawyer Radloff	Jerome A. Yesavage, Terry L. Brink, and colleagues
Τύπος	Global life satisfaction self-report	Community-based depression assessment	Age-appropriate depression screening
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Diener, E., Emmons, R. A., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S. (1985). The Satisfaction with Life Scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49(1), 71-75.	Radloff, L. S. (1977). The CES-D scale: A self-report depression scale for research in the general population. Applied Psychological Measurement, 1(3), 385-401.	Yesavage, J. A., Brink, T. L., Rose, T. L., Lum, O., Huang, V., Adey, M., & Leirer, V. O. (1982). Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale: A preliminary report. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 17(1), 37-49.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	SWLS	CES-D, CESD	GDS, GDS-15, GDS-30
Συναφείς	5	5	5
Σύνοψη	The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) is a brief, five-item self-report measure of global life satisfaction developed by Diener, Emmons, Larsen, and Griffin in 1985. It assesses the degree to which individuals are satisfied with their lives as a whole, reflecting a cognitive-judgmental component of subjective well-being. The scale has become a cornerstone instrument in well-being research, psychology, gerontology, and quality-of-life assessment across diverse populations.	The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) is a 20-item self-report instrument for measuring depressive symptoms in the general population. Developed by Lenore Radloff in 1977, the CES-D was designed for epidemiological research to rapidly identify depression in community samples. It remains a widely used measure in public health, aging research, and longitudinal cohort studies worldwide.	The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is a 30-item self-report depression screening instrument specifically designed for older adults. Developed by Yesavage, Brink, and colleagues in 1982, the GDS addresses the unique presentation of depression in aging populations, where symptoms may differ from younger adults. A validated 15-item short form (GDS-15) is widely used in primary care and community settings for rapid screening.