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Flourishing Scale

Flourishing Scale

What is FS

The Flourishing Scale (FS) is a brief 8-item summary measure of the respondent's self-perceived success in important areas such as relationships, self-esteem, purpose, and optimism. The scale provides a single psychological well-being score.

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FS Scoring and Interpretation

The Flourishing Scale (FS) consists of eight items describing important aspects of human functioning ranging from positive relationships, to feelings of competence, to having meaning and purpose in life.

Each item of the FS is answered on a 1–7 scale that ranges from Strong Disagreement to Strong Agreement. All items are phrased in a positive direction.

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.

High scores signify that respondents view themselves in positive terms in important areas of functioning.

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FS sample result

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Sample Report of FS

Domain

Subjective well-being

What does FS measure

The purpose of the evaluation is to:

  • yield an overview of positive functioning across diverse domains of human functioning ranging from positive relationships, to feelings of competence, to having meaning and purpose in life.

Administration

Self-administered

Type of outcome tool

Positive psychology

Assessment modes

Questionnaire

Age and eligibility

Students, Adults

Estimated time

About 1-2 minutes

Notes

As is true of any self-report instrument, respondents can consciously distort their response to the scale if they are motivated to do so.

The Flourishing Scale (FS) yields a good assessment of overall self-reported psychological well-being, although it does not assess the individual components of social–psychological well-being. If an overall psychological well-being score is needed, and a brief scale is desirable, the FS appears to be adequate. If separate component scores are needed, additional scales should be used.

Attribution and References

Diener, E., Wirtz, D., Tov, W., Kim-Prieto, C., Choi, D., Oishi, S., & Biswas-Diener, R. (2009). New measures of well-being: Flourishing and positive and negative feelings. Social Indicators Research, 39, 247-266.

Official website
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Diener, E., Wirtz, D., Tov, W., Kim-Prieto, C., Choi, D., Oishi, S., & Biswas-Diener, R. (2009). New measures of well-being: Flourishing and positive and negative feelings. Social Indicators Research, 39, 247-266.
Archived link
University of Illinois - Psychology Department Labs - Flourishing Scale
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