©Copyright by Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener, January 2009.

Below are 8 statements with which you may agree or disagree. Using the 1–7 scale below, indicate your agreement with each item by indicating that response for each statement.

7        Strongly agree
6        Agree
5        Slightly agree
4        Mixed or neither agree nor disagree
3        Slightly disagree
2        Disagree
1        Strongly disagree

I lead a purposeful and meaningful life.
My social relationships are supportive and rewarding.
I am engaged and interested in my daily activities
I actively contribute to the happiness and well-being of others
I am competent and capable in the activities that are important to me
I am a good person and live a good life
I am optimistic about my future
People respect me

Scoring: Add the responses, varying from 1 to 7, for all eight items. The possible range of scores is from 8 (lowest possible) to 56 (highest PWB possible). A high score represents a person with many psychological resources and strengths.

Important Papers on the FS:

If you would like to know more about SPANE and its related research, please read the following papers, whose references are below. These papers can be found on thereprint page (at UIUC).

Diener, E., Wirtz, D., Tov, W., Kim-Prieto, C., Choi. D., Oishi, S., & Biswas-Diener, R. (In press). New measures of well-being: Flourishing and positive and negative feelings. Social Indicators Research.