The Psychological General Well-Being Schedule is an index to measure a person's subjective well-being. The person self-reports on 22 items which are indicators of 6 affective states.
Affective states assessed:
(1) anxiety
(2) depressed mood
(3) sense of positive well-being
(4) self-control
(5) general health
(6) vitality
The instrument consists of 22 questions.
Responses range from 0 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
score for each affective group =
= SUM(points assigned for each question in group)
where:
• The number in square brackets represents the points assigned for a selected answer.
Affective Group
Questions
Range of Scores
anxiety
5, 8, 17, 19, 22
0 - 25
depressed mood
3, 7, 11
0 - 14
positive well-being
1, 9, 15, 20
0 - 20
self-control
4, 14, 18
0 - 15
general health
2, 10, 13
0 - 15
vitality
6, 12, 16, 21
0 - 20
Group
Low Score
High Score
anxiety
extremely bothered by nervousness, very tense, anxious, worried, upset; felt under heavy pressure
not bothered by nerves; low tension; not anxious; relaxed; little or no stress or strain
depressed mood
intensely or often felt depressed; downhearted and blue; hopeless
never or rarely felt depressed; downhearted and blue; or hopeless
positive well-being
low spirits; unhappy; never or seldom felt life interesting or cheerful
in excellent spirits; happy with life; daily life interesting; felt cheerful
self-control
very concerned or disturbed about losing self-control; seldom felt emotionally stable
in definite control of behavior, thoughts, emotions and feelings; emotionally stable
general health
often bothered by illness, bodily disorders; needed help in caring for self; worried or fearful about health
rarely if ever bothered by illness; healthy enough to do things; not fearful or worried about health
