Positive Psychology

Authentic Happiness Inventory – Post-test Group #1

I feel like a failure.

I do not feel like a winner.

I feel like I have succeeded more than most people.

As I look back on my life, all I see are victories.

I feel I am extraordinarily successful.

Group #2

I am usually in a bad mood.

I am usually in a neutral mood.

I am usually in a good mood.

I am usually in a great mood.

I am usually in an unbelievably great mood.

Group #3

When I am working, I pay more attention to what is going on around me than to what I am doing.

When I am working, I pay as much attention to what is going on around me as to what I am doing.

When I am working, I pay more attention to what I am doing than to what is going on around me.

When I am working, I rarely notice what is going on around me.

When I am working, I pay so much attention to what I am doing that the outside world practically ceases to exist.

Group #4

My life does not have any purpose or meaning.

I do not know the purpose or meaning of my life.

I have a hint about my purpose in life.

I have a pretty good idea about the purpose or meaning of my life.

I have a very clear idea about the purpose or meaning of my life.

Group #5

I rarely get what I want.

Sometimes, I get what I want, and sometimes not.

Somewhat more often than not, I get what I want.

I usually get what I want.

I always get what I want.

Group #6

I have sorrow in my life.

I have neither sorrow nor joy in my life.

I have more joy than sorrow in my life.

I have much more joy than sorrow in my life.

My life is filled with joy.

Group #7

Most of the time I feel bored.

Most of the time I feel neither bored nor interested in what I am doing.

Most of the time I feel interested in what I am doing.

Most of the time I feel quite interested in what I am doing.

Most of the time I feel fascinated by what I am doing.

Group #8

I feel cut off from other people.

I feel neither close to nor cut off from other people.

I feel close to friends and family members.

I feel close to most people, even if I do not know them well.

I feel close to everyone in the world.

Group #9

By objective standards, I do poorly.

By objective standards, I do neither well nor poorly.

By objective standards, I do rather well.

By objective standards, I do quite well.

By objective standards, I do amazingly well.

Group #10

I am ashamed of myself.

I am not ashamed of myself.

I am proud of myself

I am very proud of myself.

I am extraordinarily proud of myself.

Group #11

Time passes slowly during most of the things that I do.

Time passes quickly during some of the things that I do and slowly for other things.

Time passes quickly during most of the things that I do.

Time passes quickly during all of the things that I do.

Time passes so quickly during all of the things that I do that I do not even notice it.

Group #12

In the grand scheme of things, my existence may hurt the world.

My existence neither helps nor hurts the world.

My existence has a small but positive effect on the world.

My existence makes the world a better place.

My existence has a lasting, large, and positive impact on the world.

Group #13

I do not do most things very well.

I do okay at most things I am doing.

I do well at some things I am doing.

I do well at most things I am doing.

I do really well at whatever I am doing.

Group #14

I have little or no enthusiasm.

My enthusiasm level is neither high nor low.

I have a good amount of enthusiasm.

I feel enthusiastic doing almost everything.

I have so much enthusiasm that I feel I can do most anything.

Group #15

I do not like my work (paid or unpaid).

I feel neutral about my work.

For the most part, I like my work.

I really like my work.

I truly love my work.

Group #16

I am pessimistic about the future.

I am neither optimistic nor pessimistic about the future.

I feel somewhat optimistic about the future.

I feel quite optimistic about the future.

I feel extraordinarily optimistic about the future.

Group #17

I have accomplished little in life.

I have accomplished no more in life than most people.

I have accomplished somewhat more in life than most people.

I have accomplished more in life than most people.

I have accomplished a great deal more in my life than most people.

Group #18

I am unhappy with myself.

I am neither happy nor unhappy with myself--I am neutral.

I am happy with myself.

I am very happy with myself.

I could not be any happier with myself.

Group #19

My skills are never challenged by the situations I encounter.

My skills are occasionally challenged by the situations I encounter.

My skills are sometimes challenged by the situations I encounter.

My skills are often challenged by the situations I encounter.

My skills are always challenged by the situations I encounter.

Group #20

I spend all of my time doing things that are unimportant.

I spend a lot of time doing things that are neither important nor unimportant.

I spend some of my time every day doing things that are important.

I spend most of my time every day doing things that are important.

I spend practically every moment every day doing things that are important.

Group #21

If I were keeping score in life, I would be behind.

If I were keeping score in life, I would be about even.

If I were keeping score in life, I would be somewhat ahead.

If I were keeping score in life, I would be ahead.

If I were keeping score in life, I would be far ahead.

Group #22

I experience more pain than pleasure.

I experience pain and pleasure in equal measure.

I experience more pleasure than pain.

I experience much more pleasure than pain.

My life is filled with pleasure.

Group #23

I do not enjoy my daily routine.

I feel neutral about my daily routine.

I like my daily routine, but I am happy to get away from it.

I like my daily routine so much that I rarely take breaks from it.

I like my daily routine so much that I almost never take breaks from it.

Group #24

My life is a bad one.

My life is an OK one.

My life is a good one.

My life is a very good one.

My life is a wonderful one.