Table 2.
Scales for assessment of well-being
| Name of the scale | Number of items | Domains |
|---|---|---|
| WHO-5 Well-Being Index | Five-item questionnaire It is suitable for children aged nine and above |
No specific domains |
| Psychological Well-Being Scale | 42-item version 18-item version |
Measures well-being and happiness in six domains, that is, autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relation with others, purpose in life, and self-acceptance |
| Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) | 14-item scale | Self-report scale Consists of 14 positively worded items assessing positive affect, relationships, and functioning over the last 2 weeks on a 5-point Likert scale |
| BBC Subjective Well-Being Scale | 24-item self-report questionnaire | Five domains of well-being in this scale include goal pursuit, life satisfaction, positive affect, quality of life, and sense of meaning |
| Well-Being Numerical Rating Scales (WB-NRSs) | Five-item instrument to assess physical, psychological, spiritual, relational, and general well-being | |
| Comprehensive Well-Being Scale | 20 items | Factor analysis yielded a 2-factor structure, that is, intrapersonal well-being and transpersonal well-being |
| Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) | 5 items | Self-report measure that evaluates the overall life satisfaction Each statement is rated on a 7-point Likert scale |
| General Well-Being Schedule | 23 items | Focuses on subjective feelings of psychological well-being |
| Life Satisfaction Index A | 20 items | Focuses on psychological well-being |
| Quality-of-Life Scale | 19 items | Assess psychological well-being related to the quality of life; it measures four domains (i.e., control, autonomy, pleasure, and self-realization) |
| Mental Health Continuum is Long and Short-Form | 40 items 14 items |
Measures psychological well-being, social well-being, and emotional well-being |
| Flourishing Scale | Eight items | Mainly measures psychological well-being in the flourishing domain |
| PREMA Profiler | 23 items | It mainly measures psychological well-being in the flourishing domain, and the subscales include positive and negative emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, accomplishment, and health |
| Flourishing Index | Assesses psychological well-being | |
| Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) | 20 items | Assesses positive and negative affect |
| Bradburn Scale of Psychological Well-Being (Affect Balance Scale) | Ten items | Assesses positive and negative affect |
| Satisfaction with Life Scale | Five items | Assess general life satisfaction |
| Life Satisfaction Scale | Four items | Assess general life satisfaction |
| Pearlin Mastery Scale | Seven items | Assesses positive psychological well-being |
| Internal-External Locus of Control Scale | 29 items | Assesses mastery domain of positive psychological well-being |
| Subjective Happiness Scale | Four items | Assesses happiness domain of positive psychological well-being |
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) has been translated and validated in India[19]