Student Leadership Measurement Library
Carol Ryff has conceptualized psychological well-being as consisting of 6 dimensions: autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, purpose in life, self-acceptance. She has designed self-report scales to assess individual's well-being at a particular moment in time within each of these 6 dimensions. Three- to 12- item per scale validated versions exist of the measure for use in survey research or other data collection. Individuals respond to various statements and indicate on a 6-point Likert scale how true each statement is of them. Higher scores on each on scale indicate greater well-being on that dimension.
Constructs Being Measured
How to Access and Cite
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Outcome Families
Programmatic Purpose-terms
Instrument Characteristics
42 Likert-type scale across 6 dimensions:
autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, purpose in life, self-acceptance
Applicable Grade Levels-terms
Supporting Research
Ryff, C., & Keyes, C. (1995). The structure of psychological well-being revisited. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69, 719–727.
Available Languages
Rationale
Points to Consider
For more guidance on measuring student learning and best practices in adapting measurement tools to your contexts, check out the Portal page on Monitoring and Evaluation. You can also contact Alvin Vista (Knowledge Lead, Student Outcomes) and Robbie Dean (Director of Research) for specific questions.