| Subjective Well Being (SWB) |
Subjective Well-Being comprises global evaluations of your life, positive and rewarding affective responses to the everyday circumstances of life, and the degree to which you feel your life is worthy. SWB has a positive valence. Individuals with high SWB are happy, engaged in interesting activities, fulfilling their goals, and satisfied with their lives. |
| SWB is organized into hedonic (positive affect and life satisfaction) and eudaimonic (meaning, purpose) components. It also includes evaluative (life satisfaction and meaning and purpose) and experiential dimensions (positive affect). It does not include negative feelings or distress, which are categorized within the emotional distress branch of the PROMIS domain framework. |
| SWB has three distinct subdomains: Life Satisfaction, Positive Affect, and Meaning and Purpose. |
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| Life Satisfaction |
The PROMIS Life Satisfaction item bank assesses global and context-specific evaluations of your life. High levels result from favorable evaluations and an acceptance of how your life is being led. The subdomain comprises the facets of global evaluations of life, context-specific evaluations of life, assessments of life conditions, and comparisons of your life with others' lives. The Life Satisfaction item bank uses a 4-week reporting period. |
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| Positive Affect |
The PROMIS Positive Affect item bank assesses your experience of well-being measured as momentary positive or rewarding affective experiences. The subdomain includes feelings and mood comprising the facets of contentment, calmness, love, pride, happiness, excitement, and energy. The Positive Affect item bank uses a 7-day reporting period. |
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| Meaning and Purpose |
The PROMIS Meaning and Purpose item bank assesses your sense that life has purpose and there are good reasons for living. The subdomain comprises the facets of hopefulness, optimism, goal-directedness, and purpose. The Meaning and Purpose item bank does not use a recall period. |
