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The Personal Well-being Index: Pre-School children (PWI-PS) is a one-dimensional and multi-item instrument developed by Cummins and Lau (third edition: 2005) for measuring personal well-being in preschool-aged children. It uses an 11-point scale and the alternative of a simplified format consisting of outline faces, from very sad to happy for respondents that cannot use the 11-point scale. It is designed to be responded on an individual basis and in any case by another person on behalf of the child. A previous testing in order to determine whether the child is able to respond is also included.
This instrument comprises seven items corresponding to satisfaction with the following life domains: standard of living, health, life achievements, personal relationships, personal safety, community connectedness, and future security. These seven domains are theoretically embedded as representing the first-level...
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Crusellas, C.V. (2023). Personal Well-Being Index: Preschool Children. In: Maggino, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17299-1_2150
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