Psychological Well Being Scales (WBS)

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:

• self-acceptance
• the establishment of quality ties to other
• a sense of autonomy in thought and action
• the ability to manage complex environments to suit personal needs and values
• the pursuit of meaningful goals and a sense of purpose in life
• continued growth and development as a person

ITEM CODING

Responses are totaled for each subscale and a high score indicates that the respondent has a mastery of that area in his or her life. Conversely, a low score shows that the respondent struggles to feel comfortable with that particular concept.

SCALES

Individuals respond to each item to the degree they agree with the statement on a 1-6 likert scale with 1 being strongly disagree and6 being strongly agree. Bold items are reverse coded.

RESOURCE FILES

Questionnaire (environmental mastery subscale)

SPSS Scoring Syntax file (environmental mastery subscale)

R Scoring Syntax File

Questionnaire (Autonomy subscale)

ALL subscale questionnaire and Scoring information

REFERENCES

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.