Current recommendations on the selection of measures for well-being

Tyler J. Vanderweele, Claudia Trudel-fitzgerald, Paul Allin, Colin Farrelly, Guy Fletcher, Donald E. Frederick, Jon Hall, John F. Helliwell, Eric S. Kim, William A. Lauinger, Matthew T. Lee, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Seth Margolis, Eileen Mcneely, Neil Messer, Louis Tay, Vish Viswanath, Dorota Węziak-białowolska, Laura D. Kubzansky

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Abstract

Measures of well-being have proliferated over the past decades. Very little guidance has been available as to which measures to use in what contexts. This paper provides a series of recommendations, based on the present state of knowledge and the existing measures available, of what measures might be preferred in which contexts. The recommendations came out of an interdisciplinary workshop on the measurement of well-being. The recommendations are shaped around the number of items that can be included in a survey, and also based on the differing potential contexts and purposes of data collection such as, for example, government surveys, or multi-use cohort studies, or studies specifically about psychological well-being. The recommendations are not intended to be definitive, but to stimulate discussion and refinement, and to provide guidance to those relatively new to the study of well-being.
Original languageEnglish
Article number106004
JournalPreventive Medicine
Volume133
Early online date1 Feb 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2020

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • well-being
  • flourishing
  • measurement
  • happiness
  • surveys
  • life satisfaction
  • purpose in life
  • optimism
  • psychology
  • public health

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