Ryff Scales of Psychological Well Being

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Ryff, C. D. (1989). Happiness is everything, or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57(6), 1069–1081. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.57.6.1069
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Purpose The Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-Being is a theoretically grounded instrument that specifically focuses on measuring multiple facets of psychological well-being. These facets include the following: (1) self-acceptance, (2) the establishment of quality ties to others, (3) a sense of autonomy in thought and action, (4) the ability to manage complex environments to suit personal […]
Domain(s) Goal Pursuit
Life Satisfaction
Positive Affect
Sense of Meaning
Target population Adult
Number of items 56
Administration format self-report
Additional formats
Alternate forms
Availability in other languages
Fee for use
Free
Related information on use of the measure

Please contact Carol Ryff for permission to use the scale. Email: cryff@wisc.edu
https://centerofinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Ryff_Scales.pdf

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Ryff, C. (1989). Happiness is everything, or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57, 1069–1081


van Dierendonck, Dirk & Díaz, Darío & Carvajal, Raquel & Blanco, Amalio & Moreno-Jimenez, Bernardo. (2007). Ryff’s Six-factor Model of Psychological Well-being, A Spanish Exploration. Social Indicators Research. 87. 473-479. 10.1007/s11205-007-9174-7.


Burns, R. A., & Machin, M. A. (2009). Investigating the Structural Validity of Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scales Across Two Samples. Social Indicators Research, 93, 359–375. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-008-9329-1


Gao, J., & McLellan, R. (2018). Using Ryff’s scales of psychological well-being in adolescents in mainland China. BMC Psychology, 6(1), 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-018-0231-6


Stavraki, M., García Márquez, R., Bajo Romero, M., Callejas Albiñana, A. I., Paredes Sansinenea, B., & Díaz Méndez, D. N. (2022). Brief version of the Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scales for children and adolescents: Evidence of validity. Psicothema. https://doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2021.235

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