Wellbeing and positive psychology

Flourishing Scale.

What it measures: Self-perceived success/flourishing in core areas - positive relationships, self-esteem, purpose, optimism, engagement; a single overall psychological-well-being (social-psychological prosperity) score.
Length and format: 8 items. 7-pt Likert (1 strongly disagree - 7 strongly agree); range 8-56; unidimensional (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions: Translated/validated in many languages incl. ZH, FR, FA, IT, HI, JA, PT, RU and others
Normative data: Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.
Licence: open with attribution
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Reference: Diener, E., Wirtz, D., Tov, W., Kim-Prieto, C., Choi, D., Oishi, S., & Biswas-Diener, R. (2010). New well-being measures: Short scales to assess flourishing and positive and negative feelings. Social Indicators Research, 97(2), 143-156.

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