Form: Oxford Happiness Inventory, OHI

Oxford Happiness Inventory, OHI
1. -
I do not feel happy.
I feel fairly happy.
I am very happy.
I am incredibly happy.
2. -
I am not particularly optimistic about the future.
I feel optimistic about the future.
I feel I have so much to look forward to.
I feel that the future is overflowing with hope and promise,
3. -
I am not really satisfied with anything in my life.
I am satisfied with some things in my life.
I am satisfied with many things in my life.
I am completely satisfied about everything in my life.
4. -
I feel that I am not especially in control of my life.
I feel at least partially in control of my life.
I feel that I am in control most of the time.
I feel that I am in total control of all aspects of my life.
5. -
I don't feel that life is particularly rewarding.
I feel that life is rewarding.
I feel that life is very rewarding.
I feel that life is overflowing with rewards.
6. -
I don't feel particularly pleased with the way I am.
I am pleased with the way I am.
I am very pleased with the way I am.
I am delighted with the way I am.
7. -
I never have a good influence on events.
I occasionally have a good influence on events.
I often have a good influence on events.
I always have a good influence on events.
8. -
I get by in life.
Life is good.
Life is very good.
I love life.
9. -
I am not really interested in other people.
I am moderately interested in other people.
I am very interested in other people.
I am intensely interested in other people.
10. -
I do not find it easy to make decisions.
I find it fairly easy to make some decisions.
I find it easy to make most decisions.
I can make all decisions very easily.
11. -
I find it difficult to get started to do things.
I find it moderately easy to start doing things.
I find it easy to do things.
I feel able to take anything on.
12. -
I rarely wake up feeling rested.
I sometimes wake up feeling rested.
I usually wake up feeling rested.
I always wake up feeling rested.
13. -
I don't feel at all energetic.
I feel fairly energetic.
I feel very energetic.
I feel I have boundless energy.
14. -
I don't think things have a particular «sparkle».
I find beauty in some things.
I find beauty in most things.
The whole world looks beautiful to me.
15. -
I don't feel mentally alert.
I feel quite mentally alert.
I feel very mentally alert.
I feel fully mentally alert.
16. -
I don't feel particularly healthy.
I feel moderately healthy.
I feel very healthy.
I feel on top of the world.
17. -
I do not have particularly warm feelings towards others.
I have some warm feelings towards others.
I have very warm feelings towards others.
I love everybody.
18. -
I do not have particularly happy memories of the past.
I have some happy memories of the past.
Most past events seem to have been happy.
All past events seem extremely happy.
19. -
I am never in a state of joy or elation.
I sometimes experience joy and elation.
I often experience joy and elation.
I am constantly in a state of joy and elation.
20. -
There is a gap between what I would like to do and what I have done.
I have done some of the things I wanted.
I have done many of the things I wanted.
I have done everything I ever wanted.
21. -
I can't organise my time very well.
I organise my time fairly well.
I organise my time very well.
I can fit in everything I want to do.
22. -
I do not have fun with other people.
I sometimes have fun with other people.
I often have fun with other people.
I always have fun with other people.
23. -
I do not have a cheerful effect on others.
I sometimes have a cheerful effect on others.
I often have a cheerful effect on others.
I always have a cheerful effect on others.
24. -
I do not have any particular sense of meaning and purpose in my life.
I have a sense of meaning and purpose.
I have a great sense of meaning and purpose.
My life is totally meaningful and purposive.
25. -
I do not have particular feelings of commitment and involvement.
I sometimes become committed and involved.
I often become committed and involved.
I am always committed and involved.
26. -
I do not think the world is a good place.
I think the world is a fairly good place.
I think the world is a very good place.
I think the world is an excellent place.
27. -
I rarely laugh.
I laugh fairly often.
I laugh a lot.
I am always laughing.
28. -
I don't think I look attractive.
I think I look fairly attractive.
I think I look attractive.
I think I look extremely attractive.
29. -
I do not find things amusing.
I find some things amusing.
I find most things amusing.
I am amused by everything.