Savoring Beliefs Inventory.
SBI
- What it measures
- Beliefs about one's capacity to savour positive experiences across three temporal orientations - Anticipating (future), Savoring the Moment (present), and Reminiscing (past).
- Length and format
- 24 (8 per temporal orientation; 4 positive + 4 reverse-coded each). 7-pt Likert (1 strongly disagree - 7 strongly agree) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- Translated/validated into FR, DE, and other languages; an L2 (second-language) version studied
- 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
- Bryant, F. B. (2003). Savoring Beliefs Inventory (SBI): A scale for measuring beliefs about savouring. Journal of Mental Health, 12(2), 175-196.
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