WHO-5 Well-Being Index.

WHO-5

What it measures

Current subjective psychological well-being (positive mood, vitality, interest); also a depression screen via the inverse

Length and format

5 items. 6-point frequency (0 at no time - 5 all of the time), past 2 weeks; raw 0-25, x4 = 0-100 (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

30+ langs (WHO-managed) incl. ES, FR, DE, ZH, AR, PT, RU, JA and many more

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Topp, C.W., et al. (2015). The WHO-5 Well-Being Index: a systematic review of the literature. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 84(3), 167-176.