Variable Details

Available Studies

MAP, MARS, Clinical Core

Scaled? 

Not Scaled

Variable Type 

Longitudinal

Variable Name 

wellbeing_envmas

Categories

Well-being

Well-being: Environmental mastery
Well-being component: Environmental mastery - Average of 3 items

Environmental mastery 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 environmental mastery. The score is the mean of the 3 item ratings, with a higher score relating to greater environmental mastery.

Participants are presented the following items:

Item no.ItemFlipped (f)
1The demands of everyday life often get me down.
2In general, I feel I am in charge of the situation in which I live.(f)
3I am good at managing the responsibilities of daily life.(f)

Response choices for each item:

ResponseValueFlipped value
Strongly agree17
Agree26
Slightly agree35
Neither agree nor disagree44
Slightly disagree53
Disagree62
Strongly disagree71

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