PWI-SC: Personal Well-being Index-School Children
Generic-Specific Modules
Measure domains: Standard of living; health; life achievement; personal relationships; personal safety; community connectedness; future security; food satisfaction, Global QoL
Summary of development:
The PWI-SC is a parallel version of the Personal Wellbeing Index-Adult that has been re-worded for use with high-school age children. Both adult and pediatric versions of the PWI consist of seven items, with a response scale from 0 to 10 (Casas, 2017). The PWI-SC was validated in Australia (Tomyn & Cummins, 2011), using the original 11-point bipolar scale. However, the latest manual of the PWI recommends using unipolar scales ranging from not at all satisfied to totally satisfied (Casas, 2017). The items ask about: Satisfaction with all the things you have; Your health; The things you want to be good at; Your relationships with people in general; How safe you feel; Doing things away from home; and What may happen to you later in your life (Casas, 2017).
Cummins RA, Lau AL. Personal Wellbeing Index—school children. Melbourne: School of Psychology, Deakin University; 2005.
Additional information
| Number of Items | 7 |
|---|---|
| Time Frame/Recall Period | Current |
| Measurement Type | Classical Test Theory, Rasch/Item Response Theory |
| Overall Score | Yes |
| Sub scores/Subscales | Standard of living; health; life achievement; personal relationships; personal safety; community connectedness; future security; global QoL |
| Ages | 5-8 |
| Respondent | Self |
| Languages | Chinese, English (Australia), Others, Spanish, Vietnamese |
| Development Used Experts | Cummins_4th Edition 2005 |
| Development Used Patient | Cummins_4th Edition 2005 |
| Structural Validity | Savahl 2017, Tomyn 2013, Tomyn 2014, Tomyn 2017 |
| Internal Consistency | Tomyn 2011, Tomyn 2013, Tomyn 2014, Tomyn 2015, Savahl 2017, Tomyn 2017 |
| Known Groups Validity | Tomyn 2015 |
| Convergent Validity with Other Measures | Tomyn 2013; Savahl 2017 |
| Measure Website | https://www.acqol.com.au/instruments#measures, https://www.corc.uk.net/outcome-experience-measures/personal-wellbeing-index-school-children-pwi-sc/ |
| Licensing | Yes |
| Fees | No |