Variable Details
Available Studies
MAP, MARS, Clinical Core
Categories
Well-being
Well-being: Growth
Well-being component: Growth - Average of 3 items
Personal growth is measured using 3 items from a modified version of Ryff's Scales of Psychological Well-Being. The scale includes 3 items for each of 6 aspects of well-being: self-acceptance, autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life, positive relations with others, and personal growth.
Participants are asked to rate how each item applies to themselves using a 7-point Likert rating scale (see below). Items that are positively worded are flipped so that higher ratings on all individual items indicate greater personal growth. The score is the mean of the 3 item ratings, with a higher score relating to greater personal growth.
Participants are presented the following items:
| Item no. | Item | Flipped (f) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | For me, life has been a continuous process of learning, changing, and growing. | (f) |
| 2 | I think it is important to have new experiences that challenge how I think about myself and the world. | (f) |
| 3 | I gave up trying to make big improvements or changes in my life a long time ago. |
Response choices for each item:
| Response | Value | Flipped value |
|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 1 | 7 |
| Agree | 2 | 6 |
| Slightly agree | 3 | 5 |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 4 | 4 |
| Slightly disagree | 5 | 3 |
| Disagree | 6 | 2 |
| Strongly disagree | 7 | 1 |