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Credits & References

  1. Self- Assessment of Psychological Wellbeing or Emotional Health
    Ryff, C. D., & Keyes, C. L. M. (1995). The structure of psychological well-being revisited. Journal of personality and social psychology, 69(4), 719.
    Developed by psychologist Carol D. Ryff, the 42-item Psychological Wellbeing (PWB) Scale measures six aspects of wellbeing and happiness: autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, purpose in life, and self-acceptance (Ryff et al., 2007; adapted from Ryff, 1989).

  2. Self assessment / Psychometric evaluation of the Positive Mental Health (PMH) scale using item response theory
    Vaganian, L., Boecker, M., Bussmann, S. et al. Psychometric evaluation of the Positive Mental Health (PMH) scale using item response theory. BMC Psychiatry 22, 512 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04162-0

  3. Self-Assessment for Proneness to Guilt
    Harder DH, Zalma A. Two promising shame and guilt scales: a construct validity comparison. J Pers Assess. 1990 Winter;55(3-4):729-45. doi: 10.1080/00223891.1990.9674108. PMID: 2280336.

  4. Self-Control Measure
    Rosenbaum, M. (1980). A schedule for assessing self-control behaviors: Preliminary findings. Behavior therapy, 11(1), 109-121.
    Martin RD, Kennett DJ, Hopewell NM. Examining the importance of academic-specific self-compassion in the academic self-control model. J Soc Psychol. 2019;159(6):676-691. doi: 10.1080/00224545.2018.1555128. Epub 2019 Jan 1. PMID: 30599812.

  5. Self Efficacy Quiz
    Chen, G., Gully, S. M., & Eden, D. (2001). Validation of a new general self-efficacy scale. Organizational research methods, 4(1), 62-83.

  6. Adversity Response Pattern 
    Stoltz, Paul G.. (1997). Adversity quotient: turning obstacles into opportunities . New York: John Wiley & Sons.

  7. Self-Esteem Measure 
    Brito TRS, Pereira CR, Santos FÁD, Nery NNF. Measuring the General and Specific Domains of Self-Esteem: The Short-form of the State Self-Esteem Scale. Psychol Rep. 2022 Apr 29:332941221077909. doi: 10.1177/00332941221077909. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35488461.

  8. Grit Scale - Short Form 
    Angela Lee Duckworth & Patrick D. Quinn (2009) Development and Validation of the Short Grit Scale (Grit–S), Journal of Personality Assessment, 91:2, 166-174, DOI: 10.1080/00223890802634290

  9. Impostor Syndrome 
    Clance PR (1985). The Impostor Phenomenon: When Success Makes You Feel Like a Fake. Toronto: Bantam Books.

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