Life satisfaction is a cognitive appraisal process in which individuals subjectively assess life quality on the basis of their own unique set of criteria.
In recent years there has been an increased emphasis on examining the positive aspects of human nature. This movement, known as positive psychology, has been defined as “the scientific study of ordinary human strengths and virtues” ([10], p. 216). One topic within the domain of positive psychology that has attracted substantial interest is how and why individuals, including children and adolescents, experience their lives in positive ways [5]; that is, there has been increased interest in examining those variables that contribute to the development of subjectively perceived life satisfaction.
Research on life satisfaction has been conducted from social indicators, marketing, and quality of life perspectives [11]. However, much of the recent research in this area has been.
