SEARCH
LOGIN 
BLOG
CARTCPI 260 Well-being Scale
Author: Harrison G. Gough
The Well-being (Wb) Scale evaluates an individual’s overall sense of satisfaction, emotional resilience, and stability. It emphasizes maintaining a positive outlook and a balanced approach to life. This scale highlights how effectively a person sustains personal fulfillment in the face of challenges.
The scale is part of the California Psychological Inventory (CPI), a well-established tool for understanding personality characteristics that contribute to effective behavior in various contexts. This scale is frequently used in leadership development and organizational coaching to identify strengths and developmental opportunities.
Please contact Mind Garden to purchase permission to use this scale in your research.
- Product Specs
- Research
Features of the Well-being Scale
Purpose: To evaluate an individual’s overall sense of happiness and life satisfaction.
Length: Approximately 50 items
Average completion time: 5 minutes
Target population: High school age and older.
Administration: Designed for individual administration.
Validation: Demonstrated validity across diverse populations and contexts.
Uses of the Well-being Scale
- Self-Evaluation
- Leadership development
- Coaching and personal growth
- Organizational research
Very low scores on Wb are suggestive of exaggerated or even feigned worries, but moderately low scores are attained by respondents who in fact are seen as worrying, beset by problems, and unsure about how to deal with them. High scores, on the contrary, betoken general feelings of well-being and competence, favorable life circumstances, and contentment. (p. 124)
-- From H.G. Gough & P. Bradley (1996), “CPI Manual Third Edition” (Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press)