WHO-5 Well-being Index (WHO-5)
Cite this measure View MeasureTopp CW, Østergaard SD, Søndergaard S, Bech P. The WHO-5 Well-Being Index: a systematic review of the literature. Psychother Psychosom. 2015;84(3):167-76. doi: 10.1159/000376585. Epub 2015 Mar 28. PMID: 25831962.
| General information | |
| Purpose | The WHO-5 Well-being index is a 5-item measure that assessing subjective psychological well-being. |
| Domain(s) | Goal Pursuit Life Satisfaction Positive Affect Sense of Meaning |
| Target population | Adult |
| Number of items | 5 |
| Administration format | self-report |
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| Availability in other languages | "Africa (Algeria, South Africa), Asia (Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand), Europe (Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western and Central Europe), the Americas (Canada, the US, Brazil, Mexico), the Middle East (Israel, Iran, Lebanon) and Oceania (Australia, New Zealand)."" |
| Fee for use | |
| Free | |
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| Non-exhaustive list of psychometric studies | |
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