Positive functioning inventory: initial validation of a 12-item self-report measure of well-being

Joseph, Stephen; Maltby, John

Abstract

Background: This paper describes the validation of the Positive Functioning Inventory (PFI-12). This is a 12-item self-report tool developed to assess a spectrum of functioning ranging from states of mental distress to states of well-being.
Method: Two samples (Sample 1: N = 242, mean age = 20 years. Sample 2: N = 301, mean age = 20 years) completed self-report measures of personality and social, physical and psychological functioning.
Results: Evidence is provided for internal-consistency reliability, test-retest reliability, incremental validity, and convergent and discriminant validity in relation to a number of other measures of personality, social, physical and psychological functioning.
Conclusion: The tool promises to be useful to practitioners and researchers who wish to assess positive psychological functioning.

Citation

Joseph, S., & Maltby, J. (2014). Positive functioning inventory: initial validation of a 12-item self-report measure of well-being. Psychology of Well-Being, 4(15), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13612-014-0015-6

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Sep 5, 2014
• Deposit Date: Feb 23, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 23, 2016
• Journal: Psychology of Well-Being: Theory, Research and Practice
• Electronic ISSN: 2211-1522
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 15
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13612-014-0015-6
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/736930
• Publisher URL: http://psywb.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13612-014-0015-6