At week 26, all three treatment groups experienced significant improvements in all six dimensions of the pgwb anxiety, depressed mood, positive well being, selfcontrol, general health, and vitality and on the pgwb global scale all p scale. It includes having good mental health, high life satisfaction, a sense of meaning or purpose, and ability to manage stress more. Carol ryff has conceptualized psychological wellbeing as consisting of 6 dimensions. Wellbeing is a dynamic concept that includes subjective, social, and psychological dimensions as well as healthrelated behaviors. The psychological general wellbeing index pgwbi for assessing. The most widely used quality of life scales are the medical outcome studies mos sf36 and the psychological general wellbeing scale pgwb. In this research psychological wellbeing inventory was used for data collection data was analyzed byt. Psychological general wellbeing scale pgwb mckenna sp1, meads dm1, doward lc1,tennant a 2 1galen research, manchester, uk. The original pgwbi consists of 22 selfadministered items, rated on a 6point scale, which assess psychological and general well being of respondents in six hrqol domains.
Psychological wellbeing, health, and stress sources in. Over time issues have been raised about the dimensional structure of the scale, and it has not yet been subjected to scrutiny by modern psychometric approaches. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric characteristics of a revised version of the psychological general well being index pgwb, the pgwb r, using a standardized response option suitable for use in telephone surveys. The general wellbeing schedule gwb is a brief, reliable, and valid instrument used in population studies to assess psychological wellbeing, although its validity with africanamericans has yet to be established. Pgwb abbreviation stands for psychological general wellbeing scale. As a component of general health and wellbeing, psychological wellbeing has been widely researched and evaluated over the last two decades berger, 1994, 1996, 2001. To apply item response theory irt to pgwb data to determine whether the instrument provides unidimensional assessment of wellbeing. Wounded healer, psychological general wellbeing, risk and resilience. Positive wellbeing is the core dimension of quality of life and can be considered the opposite pole to major depression. The scale comprises 22 polytomous items where a high score is indicative of high levels of psychological wellbeing.
As a result, some prefer to view wellbeing as a prolonged state of contentment. Low psychological general wellbeing pgwb is associated. Psychological wellbeing scales positive psychology center. What is the abbreviation for psychological general well being scale. Two broad psychological traditions have historically been employed to explore well being. Department of health, education, and welfare public health service health resources. The measurement of well being and other aspects of mental. Psychological assessment scales and measures psychology. Each domain is defined by a minimum of 3 or a maximum of 5. Emotional maturity, general wellbeing, adolescents, adolescence. General notes, general wellbeing data, hanes i general wellbeing schedule and cesd depression scale. While the distinct dimensions of well being have been debated, the general quality of well being refers to optimal psychological functioning and experience.
Comparisons with other frequently used indicators positive and negative affect, life satisfaction demonstrated that the latter neglect key aspects of positive functioning emphasized in theories of health and wellbeing. Comparison between different instruments for measuring. Mental wellbeing and quality of sexual life in women with. The original pgwbi consists of 22 selfadministered items, rated on a 6point scale, which assess psychological and general wellbeing of respondents in six hrqol domains. An evaluation of the precision of measurement of ryffs. Telephone interviews of a representative sample of adults n 1933 collected information about sociodemographic variables, a standardised measure of psychological distress, and three brief existing. Psychological general wellbeing index pgwbi is a generic. In the present study, the cronbach alpha coefficient of this scale was.
Sexual life was assessed by a swedish version of the mccoy scale, which covers sexual experience and responsiveness during the past 30 days. On all three questionnaires the score differences between baseline and endpoint were greatest in the bright light group. Consecutive patients recruited to a tertiary stress clinic. It discusses the recent change in research focus from a subjective to an objective conception of. Ryffs psychological wellbeing scales pwb, 42 item version please indicate your degree of agreement using a score ranging from 16 to the following.
A concurretit validational study of the nchs generalwellbeing schedule a comparative analysis of the concurrent validity of several selfreport schedules in predicting interviewers assessment of depressed mood. For others still, wellbeing is simply about wellness. In our opinion, the pgwb questionnaire is a reasonable compromise forobtaining a global evaluation of psychological conditions, including stress of seafarers. Pgwb is defined as psychological general well being frequently. Psychological wellbeing and psychological distress. Well being schedule, a questionnaire of 68 items to measure the. The full scale also provides subscales to appraise the following domains.
The aim of this paper is to establish the precision of measurement of the 42item version of ryffs psychological wellbeing scales. Sixfactor model of psychological wellbeing wikipedia. What is the abbreviation for psychological general wellbeing scale. Examining the trauma and psychological general wellbeing of. Validation of the flourishing scale in a sample of people. This questionnaire is designed to measure general wellbeing, including negative wellbeing, energy and positive wellbeing.
Scale with adaptations by frenz, carey and jorgensen 1993, the fortitude scale. The current study thus evaluates the pgwbi with rasch and factor analysis. During the past month in excellent spirits in very good spirits. Each domain is defined by a minimum of 3 or a maximum of 5 items.
In assessment of quality of life in clinical trials of cardiovascular therapies. Psychological wellbeing and illbeing psychother psychosom 2006. Aspects of qol that are of relevance in the perimenopause and postmenopause were evaluated using the psychological general wellbeing pgwb index, the womens health questionnaire whq and the. Development and validation of the short version of the psychological. The researcher may also want to formulate hypotheses using 1 subsample and test those hypotheses using another subsample. Two hundred and seventyseven students 57 percent female from gazi university dental faculty completed the dental environment stress des questionnaire, the psychological general well being pgwb index, and the sf36 health survey. The scale was called psychological wellbeing in an earlier publication, but the name was changed to more accurately reflect the content because the scale includes content that goes beyond psychological wellbeing narrowly defined. Result of this study showed that there is a significant relationship between emotional maturity and general wellbeing of adolescents. It was developed in the early 1990s from the longer parent version wbq22 as a shortform with a balanced selection of positive and negative. Psychological general wellbeing index pgwb springerlink. As figure 1 shows, general happiness is up from a historical low in 2010 of 28. Psychological wellbeing pwb has a significant relationship with physical and mental health. This study investigated the psychological well being and overall health of a group of turkish dental students and their sources of stress. For more than 20 years, the study of psychological wellbeing.
We use the parameters of an ordinal factor analysis model to profile the effective measurement range of the six pwb subscales and a secondorder general. These cover two axes of affective well being, based upon dimensions of pleasure and arousal, and also reported competence, aspiration and negative job carryover. The measurement of well being and other aspects of mental health. Construct validity of the psychological general well being.
General issues for selfreports selfreporting task memory limitations. Emotional maturity and general wellbeing of adolescents. Psychological general wellbeing index pgwb enzo grossi1 and angelo compare2 1medical. The sixfactor model of psychological wellbeing is a theory developed by carol ryff which determines six factors which contribute to an individuals psychological wellbeing, contentment, and happiness. To apply item response theory irt to pgwb data to determine whether the instrument provides unidimensional assessment of well being. Psychological general well being how is psychological. This section of the examination contains questions about how you feel and how things.
Psychological general well being index pgwbi is a generic healthrelated quality of life instrument that produces subscale scores about six domains of well being and a global score. Well being has been studied extensively by social psychologists campbell 1981. The psychological examination included a semistructured interview, and use of two standardized selfrating scales, the psychological general well being index pgwb and the nottingham health. Development and validation of the short version of the psychological general wellbeing index pgwb s article pdf available in health and quality of life outcomes 41. As researchers seek to establish unique and independent contributions of psychological well being to physical health, indicators of psychological ill being are frequently controlled in the analyses and included as a covariate to counter the contention that effects of psychological well being are simply the absence of distress or psychological. Wellbeing is the experience of health, happiness, and prosperity. Method, mode and measurement effects abstract this study assesses the measurement properties of ryffs scales of psychological wellbeing rpwb a widelyused instrument designed to measure six dimensions of psychological wellbeing. Pgwbi psychological general wellbeing index eprovide. Evaluating the psychometric characteristics of the. Carol ryff has conceptualized psychological well being as consisting of 6 dimensions. The psychological general wellbeing index pgwbi is a measure of the level of subjective psychological wellbeing.
Few studies have evaluated quality of life qol in patients with upper gastrointestinal diseases, and there is a lack of validated measures for use in gastroenterology. Pdf the psychological general wellbeing index pgwbi for. The pgwb global score sum of six subscale scores and the subscale scores were transformed to 0100 scales. Questionnaires were returned by 67 individuals who had suffered. Pdf the psychological general wellbeing index pgwbi. As part of the nih toolbox for the assessment of neurological and behavioral function, we developed selfreport item banks and short forms to assess pwb. Psychological general well being index with a new response scale d. This study evaluated the reliability, validity, and factor structure of the gwb in a sample of 599 overweight africanamerican women who participated in multicenter weight loss. Pdf psychological general wellbeing index researchgate. The pgwb was designed to measure personal affective or emotional states reflecting a sense of wellbeing or distress intended for use in community surveys. It should be therefore considered as a large scale tool for assessing the wellbeing and eventual stress levels of sailing seafarers. Construct validity of the psychological general well being index. Wart, peter new instruments are described for the measurement of both jobrelated and nonjobmental health.
Nov 14, 2006 development and validation strategy of the pgwb s. Psychological wellbeing in student of gender difference. Psychological general wellbeing index with a new response scale d. Ryff, the 42item psychological wellbeing pwb scale measures six aspects of wellbeing and happiness. Assessment of quality of life in clinical trials of cardiovascular therapies.
The pgwbi is a brief selfadministered questionnaire which contains 20 items rated on a sixpoint scale, where a higher score indicates a better quality of life and measures six mood states anxiety, depressed mood, positive well being, selfcontrol, general health, vitality. Psychological wellbeing consists of positive relationships with others, personal mastery, autonomy, a feeling of purpose and meaning in life, and personal growth and development. The applicability and relevance of selfadministered questionnaires such as the psychological general wellbeing pgwb index and the gastrointestinal symptom rating scale gsrs for qol in patients. The pgwb was designed to measure personal affective or emotional states reflecting a sense of well being or distress intended for use in community surveys. Carol ryff, university of wisconsin madison what the questionnaire measures. Longterm reintegration and quality of life in patients with. Ryff scales of psychological wellbeing wabash national. Subjective wellbeing assessment for survey research.
Psychological general well being scale pgwb mckenna sp1, meads dm1, doward lc1,tennant a 2 1galen research, manchester, uk. Psychological distress manifestations measure scale. The psychological general wellbeing index pgwbi for. Quality of life and rating scales of depression springerlink. In general, the multitrait matrix demonstrated the convergent validity of the scale, with strong to weak correlations between the fs and 1 overall wellbeing, 2 social and psychological wellbeing 3 positive eudaimonic states, 4 hedonic states, 5 psychopathology and 6 personality traits. Sixty patients 42 women and 18 men from two gastroenterology specialty clinics participated in the study. Body weight and duration of dialysis did not have any impact on psychological general well. Psychological scales and measures play a role in diagnosis, hypothesistesting,formulation, and ongoing assessments of clients progress in treatment. Preoperative psychological global well being index pgwbi. General wellbeing measure and emotional maturity scale were administered to 300 higher secondary students aged between 1518years. The applicability and relevance of selfadministered questionnaires such as the psychological general well being pgwb index and the gastrointestinal symptom rating scale gsrs for qol in patients with upper gastrointestinal symptoms referred to endoscopy because of suspected duodenal ulcer were evaluated. Pgwb abbreviation stands for psychological general well being scale. The psychological general well being index pgwbi is a widely used scale across many conditions.
Comparison between different instruments for measuring health. Pgwb psychological general well being acronymfinder. Jun 25, 2012 the objectives of the study were to explore a selfreport measure for psychological well being and to investigate the relationship between psychological well being and psychological distress. Dupoys scale, originally called the general wellbeing schedule, and modified to the psychological general wellbeing index pgwbi, has been widely used as such across many medical specialties and in many countries 915. Edited by wenger nk, mattson me, furberg cd, elinson j. The accurate assessment of psychological symptoms is an essential component of developing a helpful formulation regarding a clients difficulties. Background the pgwbi is a 22item healthrelated quality of life hrqol questionnaire developed in us which produces a selfperceived evaluation of psychological wellbeing expressed by a summary score. The psychological general well being index pgwbi is orignally developed by harold dupuy, for a evaluation of the level of subjective psychological well being. The paper reports on a collection of 16 items from existing scales which as a total, captures the main dimensions of what the literature indicates as a consensus regarding the nature of psychological wellbeing.
The general well being was the only explicitly psychological component in the hanes i examination. A standardised questionnaire, the psychological general wellbeing index pgwb, was used to examine quality of life and psychological symptoms in patients with pss. Proceedings of the national academy of science, 2010, 107, 99859990. This section of the examination contains questions about how you feel and how things have been going with you. For each question check the answer which best applies to you. A standardised questionnaire, the psychological general well being index pgwb, was used to examine quality of life and psychological symptoms in patients with pss.
Perceived emotional intelligence and psychological wellbeing. We studied psychological general wellbeing pgwb and its relation to 10year survival in 75yearolds from the general population. Weightrelated quality of life, health utility, psychological. Pgwbi was implicitly assumed to assess a unidimensional construct of psychological wellbeing in grossi et al. A concurretit validational study of the nchs generalwell. Pdf development and validation of the short version of. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric characteristics of a revised version of the psychological general wellbeing index pgwb, the pgwb r, using a standardized response option suitable for use in telephone surveys. At baseline, lower a1c was associated with less anxiety, less depressed mood, positive well being, and better overall psychological general well being range. The scales of psychological wellbeing ryff, 1989 life satisfaction. In our opinion, the pgwb questionnaire is a reasonable compromise forobtaining. Development and validation of the short version of the.
In detail, it assesses selfrepresentations of intrapersonal affective or emotional states reflecting a sense of subjective wellbeing or distress and thus captures what we could call a subjective perception of wellbeing. The psychological general wellbeing index pgwbi for assessing stress of. Wellbeing and gastrointestinal symptoms among patients. The ryff scales of psychological wellbeing is a theoretically grounded instrument that specifically focuses on measuring multiple facets of psychological wellbeing. The psychological examination included a semistructured interview, and use of two standardized selfrating scales, the psychological general wellbeing index pgwb and the nottingham health. At baseline and week 26, patients completed selfreport measures of weightrelated qol, the impact of weight on quality of lifelite iwqollite.
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