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Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time
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Objective: Investigators within many disciplines are using measures of well-being, but it is not always clear what they are measuring, or which instruments may best meet their objectives. The aims of this review were to: systematically identify well-being instruments, explore the variety of well-being dimensions within instruments and describe how the production of instruments has developed over time. Design: Systematic searches, thematic analysis and narrative synthesis were undertaken. Data sources: MEDLINE, EMBASE, EconLit, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library and CINAHL from 1993 to 2014 complemented by web searches and expert consultations through 2015. Eligibility criteria: Instruments were selected for review if they were designed for adults (≥18 years old), generic (ie, non-disease or context specific) and available in an English version. Results: A total of 99 measures of well-being were included, and 196 dimensions of well-being were identified within them. Dimensions clustered around 6 key thematic domains: mental well-being, social well-being, physical well-being, spiritual well-being, activities and functioning, and personal circumstances. Authors were rarely explicit about how existing theories had influenced the design of their tools; however, the 2 most referenced theories were Diener's model of subjective well-being and the WHO definition of health. The period between 1990 and 1999 produced the greatest number of newly developed well-being instruments (n=27). An illustration of the dimensions identified and the instruments that measure them is provided within a thematic framework of well-being. Conclusions: This review provides researchers with an organised toolkit of instruments, dimensions and an accompanying glossary. The striking variability between instruments supports the need to pay close attention to what is being assessed under the umbrella of ‘well-being’ measurement.
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This systematic review identified 99 generic self-report well-being measures for adults and catalogued 196 dimensions, clustering into six key thematic domains plus a global well-being set. It found substantial variability in definitions, dimensions and instrument design, with Diener’s subjective well-being model and the WHO definition of health as the most referenced theories.
Key findings
- 99 measures were included and 196 dimensions of well-being were identified; dimensions clustered around 6 key thematic domains: mental well-being, social well-being, physical well-being, spiritual well-being, activities and functioning, and personal circumstances, with a seventh set measuring global well-being overall.
- 67/99 instruments were multidimensional, containing on average 5 dimensions (range 1–15); 69% of dimensions (136/196) appeared in only one instrument. Recurring dimensions included psychological well-being overall (n=13), physical well-being overall (n=12), social well-being overall (n=9), depression (n=9), positive affect (n=8) and relationships (n=8).
- The period 1990–1999 produced the greatest number of newly developed well-being instruments (n=27); since 2010, 14 new tools and 8 revisions had been published. The oldest instruments were from 1961 and the newest from 2015.
- The two most referenced theories were Diener’s model of subjective well-being and the WHO definition of health; however, authors were rarely explicit about how existing theories influenced their tool design. Compared with the largest review of the topic to date, this review contained an additional 40 instruments.
Methods
- Systematic searches were conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, EconLit, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library and CINAHL from 1993 to 2014, complemented by web searches and expert consultations through 2015; 2520 unique records were screened, 129 instruments assessed for eligibility, 30 excluded, and 99 included.
- Instruments were included if designed for adults (≥18 years), generic (non-disease or context-specific), available in English, and intended to assess well-being including concepts such as quality of life, happiness and wellness; disease-specific, context-specific, and child/adolescent instruments were excluded.
- Data extraction was undertaken by two reviewers, and dimensions were organised using thematic analysis in NVivo V.8, with discrepancies resolved through discussion with a third reviewer; results were synthesised narratively.
Limitations
- Stated in the paper: the review was limited to adult generic measures due to practical constraints, so condition-specific instruments and tools for children and adolescents were not included.
- Stated in the paper: the extensive literature, inconsistent phrasing and disorganisation make a definitive list of instruments unlikely; the review does not recommend any one specific instrument, and further research is needed on psychometric properties, especially content and construct validity.
- Evident from the text: the review does not assess the psychometric quality, validity or reliability of the included instruments; definitions of well-being and dimensions were often incomplete or unclear, and dimensions may overlap or be used inconsistently.
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“Authors were rarely explicit about how existing theories had influenced the design of their tools”
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“In many cases, however, authors did not specify the theories that had influenced the design of their instrument.”
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“Dimensions clustered around 6 key thematic domains: mental well-being, social well-being, physical well-being, spiritual well-being, activities and functioning, and personal circumstances.”
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“The dimensions clustered around six key themes: ‘mental well-being’, ‘social well-being’, ‘physical well-being’, ‘spiritual well-being’, ‘personal circumstances’ and ‘activities and functioning’.”
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“the 2 most referenced theories were Diener's model of subjective well-being and the WHO definition of health.”
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“The two theoretical influences most commonly reported in the literature were Diener's127 model of SWB and the WHO definition of health”
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- Not checked yetcites [128] World Health Organization. Constitution of the World Health Organization, as adopted by the International Health Conference, New York, 19–22 June 1946; signed on 22 July 1946 by the representatives of 61 States (Official Records of the World Health Organization, no. 2, p. 100) and entered into force on 7 April 1948. WHO, Geneva, Switzerland. 1948. Constitution of the World Health Organization. 2006. www.who.int/governance/eb/who_constitution_en.pdf
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“196 dimensions of well-being were identified within them.”
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“Across the 99 instruments identified, 196 different dimensions were found.”
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“A total of 99 measures of well-being were included”
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“Table 1 contains details on each of the 99 instruments included in the final review.”
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“Although hundreds of dimensions of well-being were identified, there was little differentiation between which were considered determinants of well-being, which were states of being well and which were consequences of a person's general health or well-being.”
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“Unidimensional instruments were most frequent measures of ‘well-being overall’, ‘happiness’ or ‘depression’.”
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“The period between 1990 and 1999 produced the greatest number of newly developed well-being instruments (n=27).”
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“The 1990s provided the biggest period for the development of new tools (n=27).”
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“Although the systematic searches were limited to 1993 and 2014, almost half of the instruments we identified during this time had been first developed in the decades prior to this period (44/99).”
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“Of these, the most common dimension was ‘depression’ (found within 3/10 tools).”
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“and psychological well-being was used as an alternative phrasing for mental health.74”
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“However, classifying instruments by discipline proved impractical.”
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“The majority of instruments were multidimensional (67/99), and on average contained 5 dimensions (range 1–15).”
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“From the identified publications, a total of 129 instruments were assessed for eligibility”
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“the oldest instruments identified were developed in 1961 (tool 39: LSI-A and tool 10 V.1: BDI) while the newest tools were developed in 2015 (tool 33: ICOPPE and tool 23: FWBS).”
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“Since 2010, 14 new tools and 8 revisions have already been published.”
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“30 of these instruments were excluded as they were either: designed for use in children/adolescents (4/30); explicitly designed for use in specific clinical conditions (14/30); designed for specific contexts (6/30) or were deemed by the review team to not be measures of well-being (6/30).”
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“The majority of measures contained multiple items (95/99), the largest containing 317 items (tool 78: SEQOL).”
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“Most of the instruments used verbal questions (97/99), however two tools were pictorial (tool 12: CL and tool 96: WPS).”
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“mental well-being and mental health were acknowledged as being used interchangeably throughout the literature,133”
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“The subjective component of well-being was consistently divided into an ‘affective’ component concerned with emotions and a ‘cognitive’ component concerned with how people evaluate their own lives.50 109”
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“Authors were generally inconsistent on whether happiness should be understood as synonymous with SWB, specifically the affective portion of SWB, or a separate concept in itself.”
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“The difference between SWB and terms used synonymously seemed to be unclear.”
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“Finally, over the past 15 years, there have been significant efforts to contrast the many measures of ill health and unhappiness with measures of positive functioning and adaptation to negative circumstances.”
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“In contrast, more favourable dimensions such as ‘positive affect’ (found within 8 tools) have gradually appeared within instruments over time”
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“Most instruments were developed by interdisciplinary teams.”
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“The systematic search provided 2520 unique records after duplicates had been removed.”
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“Authors frequently quoted the WHO definition of health as ‘a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of a disease’.93 104”
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“Greater specificity was provided by definitions that partitioned well-being into a subjective domain, and a separate objective domain.42”
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“SWB was noted as a synonym of happiness,116”
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“Throughout the literature, incomplete and unclear definitions were provided.”
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“Broadly speaking, however, well-being was defined as a multidimensional construct.130”
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“As the instruments were attempting to measure well-being through self-reported means, little explanation was given regarding how objective well-being should be conceptualised.”
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“Psychological well-being overall (n=13); physical well-being overall (n=12); social well-being overall (n=9); depression (n=9); positive affect (n=8) and relationships (n=8) appeared multiple times within the instruments examined.”
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“Instruments were named after key authors (11/99) such as the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, academic affiliation (7/99) as with the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire or organisational affiliation (5/99) as with the WHO-5.”
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“However, the majority of the tools used five-point bipolar Likert scales.”
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“The explicit difference between definitions of well-being and health appeared paradoxical.”
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“Unhelpfully, terms like functioning, welfare, wellness and satisfaction continue to be used interchangeably.”
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“We have provided a detailed inventory of 99 generic measures of adult well-being, a timeline illustrating the development of these tools over the past 50 years and a thematically catalogued register of 196 available dimensions.”
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“The quantitative difference between some concepts such as happiness and emotional well-being, or life purpose and life meaning, remain unclear.”
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“Short measures of global well-being, such as the Arizona Integrative Outcomes Scale (AIOS) or the WHO-5 provide quick global snapshots on well-being, while taking up very little time from participants.”
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“our work highlights a diverse set of tools, many the products of cross-disciplinary collaborations that draw on influences across different schools of thought.”
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“In comparison, broader scoped instruments such as the Biopsychosocialspiritual Inventory (BIOPSSI) or the Mental Physical Spiritual Well-Being Scale (MPS) assess well-being separately across themes, and are thus able to provide a more comprehensive assessment.”
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“Other instruments assess more specific dimensions such as financial distress/well-being or social acceptance. These instruments are conceptually narrower and, as a result, are better equipped to facilitate more focused assessment.”
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“The majority of dimensions were linked to ‘mental well-being’, followed by ‘social well-being’ and ‘activities and functioning’.”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Results > Dimensions linked to themes
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“This understanding blurs the boundaries between health and well-being.”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Results > Definitions of well-being
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“Although the biological, psychological, social, economic and spiritual dimensions of well-being have been acknowledged in the literature,22–24 the way in which they are operationalised as dimensions across measures of well-being is largely unstated.”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Introduction
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“As such, many measures of well-being resemble multidimensional measures of health.”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Results > Definitions of well-being
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“Despite efforts by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to formalise the measurement of well-being,25 not enough exhaustive advice is provided on how researchers can effectively use the many self-report instruments that have already been developed within existing literature.”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [25] OECD. How's life? 2013. Paris: OECD Publishing, 2013.
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“Regardless, new tools continue to be developed in order to reflect differing perspectives,14 changing clinical needs15 and input from newly interested disciplines, such as public health.16”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [14] Diener, 2010, New well-being measures: short scales to assess flourishing and positive and negative feelings, Soc Indicators Res source
- Not checked yetcites [15] Joseph, 2014, Positive functioning inventory: initial validation of a 12-item self-report measure of well-being, Psychol Wellbeing
- Not checked yetcites [16] Bann, 2012, Development and psychometric evaluation of the public health surveillance well-being scale, Qual Life Res source
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“Previous reviews have highlighted some of the available tools.29–31 However, not all have used systematic methods for identifying measures.”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [29] Schiaffino, 2003, Other measures of psychological well-being: the Affect Balance Scale (ABS), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), Life Satisfaction Index-A (LSI-A), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), and State-Trait Anxiety Index (STAI), Arthritis Care Res source
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“Despite the continued development of new instruments, no universally accepted measure has emerged,13 in part because there are no agreed conceptual criteria concerning what an instrument should contain.”
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“Instruments are scattered across disciplines, inconsistently labelled, and the differences between them are unclear.18”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [18] Gasper, 2010, Understanding the diversity of conceptions of well-being and quality of life, J Socio Econ source
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“Theories of well-being are problematic due to their vast numbers; for example, some investigators approach the topic from the perspective of basic human needs,10 while others examine the capabilities of individuals11 and multiple theories have been integrated into new hybrid approaches.12”
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“The aim of the review was limited to adult generic measures due to practical constraints, and as a result condition-specific instruments and tools designed for use with children and adolescents were not included.”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Abstract > Conclusions
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“The spike in the number of instruments developed in the past 20 years in particular may have been influenced by the growing academic recognition that self-reported data produced by measures of well-being have demonstrable empirical and economic value.134”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [134] source
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“The growth observed is likely due to increasing multidisciplinary interest in the topic.”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Discussion
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“‘SWB’ may differ from health in that it inherently targets how individuals think and feel about the quality of their own lives.127”
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- Not checked yetcites [127] source
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“Others developed many years ago may simply no longer be of value due to the ongoing development of newer instruments or because they are based on outdated theories.”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Discussion
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“It contains positive phenomena such as joy and social acceptance, negative phenomena such as anxiety and pain, subjective feelings and perceptions, and more ‘objective’ material circumstances or health states.”
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“The review team included academics with backgrounds in psychology (M-JL), economics (AM-L) and clinical medicine/public health (PD), helping to minimise disciplinary biases.”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Methods > Thematic analysis
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“Prior to the analysis, the review team (M-JL, AM-L and PD) examined the full set of dimensions and combined dimensions that were unanimously identified as being indistinguishable.”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Methods > Thematic analysis
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“Taken together, however, well-being should be understood as a multidimensional construct, reflecting themes that often overlap.”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Discussion
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“It is unlikely that any search strategy could collate a definitive list of instruments; however, hopefully the broad approach taken in the current work is able to complement the selective reviews already in existence.”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Discussion
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“For example, some of the measures available may be too similar to other instruments already in use.”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Discussion
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“The consistent rate at which new instruments have been developed suggests that continued growth can be expected.”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Conclusion
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“The evidence suggests that there is little consistent agreement on how well-being should be measured, how instruments should be designed or which dimensions should be included.”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Discussion
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“Coding was undertaken by two reviewers (M-JL and AM-L) and any discrepancies that arose were solved through discussion with the third member of the review team (PD).”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Methods > Thematic analysis
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“Data extraction was undertaken by two reviewers (M-JL and AM-L).”
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Definitions of well-being often differ by discipline and are frequently confused with related topics such as health-related quality of life, happiness and wellness.
“For example, definitions of well-being often differ by discipline, and are frequently confused with related topics such as health-related quality of life, happiness and wellness.”
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Relatively little attention has been paid to how varying perspectives have influenced the development and range of well-being measurement instruments.
“However, relatively little attention has been paid to how these varying perspectives have influenced the development and range of well-being measurement instruments in existence.”
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Ambiguity is caused by variability in the dimensions of well-being used between instruments.
“Ambiguity is also caused by variability in the dimensions of well-being used between instruments.”
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There is no agency or group that oversees and coordinates the development and organisation of well-being measures.
“As with most domains of measurement, there is no agency or group that oversees and coordinates the development and organisation of well-being measures.”
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Many previous reviews focused on psychometric properties such as validity and reliability, but the tools themselves are typically listed without clear analysis of how their content differs.
“Many of the reviews to date have focused on psychometric properties such as validity and reliability; however, the tools themselves are typically listed without clear analysis of how their content differs.”
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The evolution of instruments over time and their theoretical underpinnings have not been described.
“Further, the evolution of instruments over time and their theoretical underpinnings have not been described.”
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What is a priority for measuring well-being in one discipline may not be a priority in another context.
“Further, what is a priority for measuring well-being in one discipline, such as health economics, may not be a priority in another context, such as clinical psychology.”
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“The self-report measures identified by Linton et al. (2016) clustered around six key themes, with most measures capturing a few of the six types of wellbeing: mental well-being, social wellbeing, physical well-being, spiritual well-being, activities and functioning, and personal circumstances.”
From What do we know about interventions to improve educator wellbeing? A systematic literature review (2024) · cites this paper as Linton et al., 2016
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“A broad array of self-report measures of wellbeing exist, with one review identifying 99 measures (Linton et al., 2016).”
From What do we know about interventions to improve educator wellbeing? A systematic literature review (2024) · cites this paper as Linton et al., 2016
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“In addition, the SLR identified two prior reviews of ‘well-being’ scales (using a very broad definition of well-being that included quality of life, physical well-being, and health), which found 99 and 60 PROs respectively [6, 7].”
From Patient-reported outcome measures for life engagement in mental health: a systematic review (2022) · cites this paper as [6]
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§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Results > Instrument characteristics
“the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (tool 96)”
§ Review of 99 self-report measures for assessing well-being in adults: exploring dimensions of well-being and developments over time > Results > Identification of instruments
“| 95. Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale-Short | WEMWBS | 1983 | 2009122 | 7 | | ● | | | | | | | 96. Well-Being Picture Scale | WPS | 1979 | 2005123 | 10 | ● | | | | | | |”
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- Authors
- Linton, M.-J., Dieppe, P., & Medina-Lara, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Health Economics Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
- Corresponding author
- Linton, Myles-Jay
- Venue
- BMJ Open
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- BMJ
- Published
- 2016-07
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- e010641
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- 2044-6055 (ISSN-L)
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- PMC4947747
- OpenAlex
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- Semantic Scholar
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- Cited by
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Funders
- University of Exeter
- 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, self-report measures, well-being dimensions, psychological well-being, social well-being, physical well-being, spiritual well-being, subjective well-being, WHO definition of health, instrument development, adults
- MeSH terms
- Activities of Daily Living, Health Status, Humans, Mental Health, Surveys and Questionnaires, Spirituality, Self Report
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