| Measures of self-perceived well-being. | |
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PMID: 20630265 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: This article reviews nine measures of psychological well-being, tracing their origins in alternative conceptual approaches to defining well-being. It compares their psychometric properties and suggests how they may be used. METHODS: The review covers the Life Satisfaction Index, the Bradburn Affect Balance Scale, single-item measures, the Philadelphia Morale scale, the General Well-Being Schedule, the Satisfaction With Life scale, the Positive and Negative Affect Scale, the World Health Organization 5-item well-being index, and the Ryff's scales of psychological well-being. RESULTS: Scales range in size from a single item to 22; levels of reliability and validity range from good to excellent, although for some of the newer scales we lack information on some forms of validity. CONCLUSION: Measures exist to assess several conceptions of psychological well-being. Most instruments perform adequately for survey research, but we know less about their adequacy for use in evaluating health care interventions. There remains active debate over how adequately the questions included portray the theoretical definition of well-being on which they are based. |
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Authors:
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Ian McDowell |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Review Date: 2009-09-30 |
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Title: Journal of psychosomatic research Volume: 69 ISSN: 1879-1360 ISO Abbreviation: J Psychosom Res Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
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Created Date: 2010-07-15 Completed Date: 2010-12-16 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376333 Medline TA: J Psychosom Res Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 69-79 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. mcdowell@uottawa.ca |
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Health Surveys Humans Personal Satisfaction* Personality Inventory / statistics & numerical data* Psychometrics Quality of Life / psychology* |
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