Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWB)

Grossi, Enzo; Compare, Angelo

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_2309

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Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWB)

Grossi, Enzo, Compare, Angelo·2014·Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research

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The Italian validation of PGWBI consists of 22 self-administered items rated on a 6-point Likert scale, relative to six subscales, with internal consistency α values of subscales ranged from .61 to .85.
“The Italian validation of Grossi and colleagues [28] consists of 22 self-administered items rated on a 6-point Likert scale, relative to six subscales that offer a measure of the level of subjective psychological well-being. Subscales are anxiety, depression, positive well-being, self-control, general health, and vitality. The internal consistency of the measure was good, with α values of subsc”
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Authors: Grossi, E., & Compare, A.
Affiliations: Bracco (Italy) (IT)
University of Bergamo (IT)
Corresponding author: Grossi, Enzo
ORCID: Grossi, Enzo
Compare, Angelo
Venue: Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published: 2014
Pages: 5152-5156
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_2309
OpenAlex: W4243116324
Cited by: 67
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 7 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1
Type: reference entry
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Springer eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health, psychology, and well-being
Keywords: well-being measurement, psychological well-being, short-form scale

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