This section has information about some questionnaires that might be useful for researchers. Some of the questionnaires can be downloaded from this site. This list is not intended to be an endorsement of the questionnaires. If you would like to recommend a questionnaire for this Web page, e-mail Peter Schulman.
Click on the following questionnaires to learn more:
Attributional Style Questionnaire
Curiosity and Exploration Inventory
Mindful Attention Awareness Scale
Older Adults' Attributional Style Questionnaire
Personal Growth Initiative Scale
Psychological Well-Being Scales
State-Trait-Cheerfulness Inventory
Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivations Inventory
VIA Survey of Character Strengths
5.MEASURING THE WELL-BEING OF NATIONS
This page has information on initiatives, reports, and articles on measuring the well-being of nations. Why measure the well-being of nations?
Countries have relied largely on economic measures such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as an indicator of national progress. There is growing awareness, however, that economic measures alone do not fully reflect a nation’s progress and well-being. Multi-dimensional measures of well-being can supplement economic indicators to more accurately represent how a nation is doing and to better inform public policy.
Public policy follows from what we measure. If a society focuses largely on measuring economic output, people are likely to focus more attention and energy on economic output, sometimes to the detriment of other values. If a society measures well-being, people will focus more of their attention on well-being. We measure what we value, and we value what we measure. Click here to learn more on this perspective.
Article: “Beyond Money” on the rationale for measuring national well-being
Article: “Using Well Being for Public Policy” on national well-being surveys
Better Life Index from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
OECD Report: “Beyond GDP: Measuring What Counts for Economic and Social Performance”
Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Index:
Article: “GDP is Not a Good Measure of Wellbeing – it’s too Materialistic”
Article: “Mis-measuring Our Lives: Why GDP Doesn’t Add Up”
Article: “Beyond GDP: U.S. States Have Adopted Genuine Progress Indicators”
Article: "Iceland Puts Well-Being Ahead of GDP in Budget
