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The Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWBI) is a measure of the level of subjective psychological well-being. In detail, it assesses self-representations of intrapersonal affective or emotional states reflecting a sense of subjective well-being or distress and thus captures what we could call a subjective perception of well-being. Consisting of 22 standardized items (6 items for the short form), the tool produces a single measure of psychological well-being. The full measure also provides subscales to assess the following domains: anxiety, depression, positive well-being, self-control, general health, and vitality.
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The original PGWBI consists of 22 self-administered items, rated on a 6-point scale, which assess the psychological and general well-being of respondents in six HRQoL domains: anxiety,...
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Grossi, E., Compare, A. (2014). Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWB). In: Michalos, A.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_2309
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