The development of a sport-specific measure of well-being in sport performers is necessary to advance our understanding and more effectively support athletes’ health and performance.

To develop a measure of well-being in sport performers, scholars should address four key areas in scale development: conceptual and theoretical issues, item development issues, measurement and scoring issues, and analytical and statistical issues.

We have consolidated knowledge and understanding of the assessment of well-being across key psychometric issues and provided a robust platform for those who wish to assess athletes’ well-being.