Psychological wellbeing and flourishing.
17 catalogued instruments are currently grouped under this construct, in Wellbeing and positive psychology.
This grouping is editorial and provisional. It is derived from what each entry says it measures, it has not been reviewed instrument by instrument, and 195 catalogued instruments are not yet grouped under any construct. Treat the list as a starting point rather than a complete answer, and read each entry for what it actually covers.
- OTH - Orientations to Happiness Scale
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 18 (6 per orientation). open with attribution.
- PWB / SPWB - Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-Being
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 84 (long); 54 (medium); 42; 18 (short, 3 items/dimension); a 14-item per-scale research version also exists. copyrighted - author permission.
- FS - Flourishing Scale
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 8 items. open with attribution.
- PERMA-Profiler
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 23 (15 core PERMA items, 3 per pillar, + 8 additional items). open with attribution.
- QEWB - Questionnaire for Eudaimonic Well-Being
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 21 items. open with attribution.
- MHC-SF - Mental Health Continuum - Short Form
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 14 items. open with attribution.
- MHC-LF - Mental Health Continuum - Long Form
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 40 items. open with attribution.
- WEMWBS / SWEMWBS - Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 14 (WEMWBS); 7 (SWEMWBS). copyrighted - author permission.
- BBC-SWB - BBC Subjective Well-being Scale
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 24 (modified version). open with attribution.
- CIT / BIT - Comprehensive / Brief Inventory of Thriving
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 54 (CIT, 18 subscales x 3 items); 10 (BIT). open with attribution.
- SVS - Subjective Vitality Scale
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 7 (original); 6-item refined version widely used. open with attribution.
- EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-Being
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 20 (4 per domain). open with attribution.
- ONS4 Personal Well-being Questions
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 4 items. public-domain / open.
- SCWBS - Stirling Children's Wellbeing Scale
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 15 (12 wellbeing + 3 social-desirability). open with attribution.
- FI / SFI - Flourish Index and Secure Flourish Index
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 10 (Flourish Index) or 12 (Secure Flourish Index); 2 items per domain. open with attribution.
- LSIA / LSIB / LSIZ - Life Satisfaction Index A
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 20 (LSIA); 12 (LSIB); 13 (LSIZ short form). public-domain / open.
- HEMA / HEMA-R - Hedonic and Eudaimonic Motives for Activities
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 9 (HEMA: 5 hedonic + 4 eudaimonic); 10 (HEMA-R: 5 + 5). open with attribution.
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