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Below are a number of statements,

response to which are neither wrong nor
right, Information shared by you will be
kept completely confidential

Name:
Age:
Hindu /Muslim/Christian/Sikh/Jain/
Religion: Other.........................
City:

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Below are a number of statements about happiness, please put “x” in the box Yes Don’t No
that indicate how much you agree or disagree with each statement know
1. I enjoy reading about my religion

2. I go to Church / Temple / Gurudwara / Mazid because it

helps me make friends
3. It doesn’t much matter what I believe so long as I am good

4. It is important to me to spend time in private thought and

prayer
5. I attend Church / Temple / Gurudwara / Mazid once a week
or more
6. I have often had a strong sense of God’s presence

7. I pray mainly to gain relief and protection

8. I try hard to live all my life according to my religious beliefs

9. What religion offers me most is comfort in times of trouble

and sorrow
10. My religion is important because it answers many questions
about the meaning of life
11. Prayer is for peace and happiness

12. I go to Church / Temple / Gurudwara / Mazid mostly to

spend time with my friends
13. My whole approach to life is based on my religion

14. I go to Church / Temple / Gurudwara / Mazid mainly

because I enjoy seeing people I know there
15. Prayers I say when I’m alone are as important to those I say
in Church / Temple / Gurudwara / Mazid

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is very rewarding.
4. I live as if he/she doesn’t
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5. I don’t trust him/her.
5. I rarely wake up feeling rested. (R)
6.
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the future. (R)
7. I find it difficult
7. I find most things amusing. to act warmly toward him/her.
8. I avoid him/her.
8. I am always committed and involved.
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10. I do not offthink
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11. I want
11. I laugh a lot. to see him/her hurt and miserable.
12. I withdraw
12. I am from him/her.
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)

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or disagree with each statement.

1. Most people see me as loving and affectionate. - 5 -
2. I am not afraid to voice my opinion, even when they are in
opposition to the opinions of most people.
3. I am not interested in activities that will expand my horizons.

4. My decisions are not usually influenced by what everyone else

is doing.
5. I don’t want to try new ways of doing things—my life is fine the
way it is.
6. I tend to focus on the present, because the future always
brings me problems.
7. In general, I feel confident and positive about myself.
8. I often feel lonely because I have few close friends with whom
to share my concerns.
9. I tend to worry about what other people think of me.
10.I do not fit very well with the people and the community
around me.
11.I think it is important to have new experiences that challenge
how you think about yourself and the world.

12.My daily activities often seem trivial and unimportant to me.

13.I feel like many of the people I know have gotten more out of
life than I have.
14.I enjoy personal and mutual conversations with family
members or friends.
15.Being happy with myself is more important to me than having
others approve of me.
16.I am quite good at managing the many responsibilities of my
daily life.
17.When I think about it, I haven’t really improved much as a
person over the years.
18.I don’t have a good sense of what it is I’m trying to accomplish
in my life.
19.I don’t have many people who want to listen when I need to
talk.
20.I often feel overwhelmed by my responsibilities.
21.I have a sense that I have developed a lot as a person over
time.
22.I used to set goals for myself, but that now seems a waste of
time.
23.I made some mistakes in the past, but I feel that all in all
everything has worked out for the best.
24.It seems to me that most other people have more friends than
I do.
25.I have confidence in my opinions, even if they are contrary to
the general consensus.
26.I generally do a good job of taking care of my personal
finances and affairs.
27.I do not enjoy being in new situations that require me to
change my old familiar ways of doing things.
28.I enjoy making plans for the future and working to make them
a reality.
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29.In many ways, I feel disappointed about my achievements in
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my life.
30.People would describe me as a giving person, willing to share
my time with others.