BBC Well-being Scale
Cite this measure View MeasureKinderman, Schwannauer, M., Pontin, E., & Tai, S. (2011). The development and validation of a general measure of well-being: the BBC well-being scale. Quality of Life Research, 20(7), 1035–1042. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-010-9841-z
| General information | |
| Purpose | The BBC Subjective Well-Being Scale is a 24-item self report questionnaire designed to measure people’s subjective experiences across the physical health, psychological health, independence, social relationships, environment and spiritual quality of life. |
| Domain(s) | Goal Pursuit Life Satisfaction Positive Affect Quality of Life Sense of Meaning |
| Target population | Adult |
| Number of items | 24 |
| Administration format | self-report |
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| Availability in other languages | Russian, Urdu |
| Fee for use | |
| Free | |
| Related information on use of the measure | |
The BBC Well-Being Scale can be found here. |
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| Non-exhaustive list of psychometric studies | |
Priesack, A., & Alcock, J. (2015). Well-being and self-efficacy in a sample of undergraduate nurse students: A small survey study. Nurse Education Today, 35(5), e16-e20. doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2015.01.022 Pontin, E., Schwannauer, M., Tai, S., & Kinderman, P. (2013). A UK validation of a general measure of subjective well-being: the modified BBC subjective well-being scale (BBC-SWB). Health and quality of life outcomes, 11, 150. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-11-150 |
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