Assessing psychological well-being: Self-report instruments for the NIH Toolbox

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 205-215

  Salsman, John M ^a   Lai, Jin Shei ^a   Hendrie, Hugh C ^b   Butt, Zeeshan ^a,c   Zill, Nicholas ^d   Pilkonis, Paul A ^e   Peterson, Christopher ^f   Stoney, Catherine M ^g   Brouwers, Pim ^h   Cella, David ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR AGING RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WESTAT   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^g NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Life satisfaction; Meaning; Positive affect; Psychological assessment; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; EQUIPMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895062253     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-013-0452-3     Document Type: Article

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