Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Κλίμακα Υποκειμενικής Ευημερίας	Δείκτης Ευεξίας WHO-5
Πεδίο	Θετική Ψυχολογία	Θετική Ψυχολογία
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1985	1998
Δημιουργός	Ed Diener and colleagues	World Health Organization
Τύπος	Self-report questionnaire	Self-report questionnaire
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Lyubomirsky, S., & Lepper, H. S. (1999). A measure of subjective happiness: Preliminary reliability and construct validation. Social Indicators Research, 46(2), 137–155.	World Health Organization (1998). Wellbeing measures in primary health care: the DepCare project. WHO regional publications European series, 69.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	SWB	WHO-5
Συναφείς	4	4
Σύνοψη	The Subjective Well-Being (SWB) Scale is a broad category of brief instruments measuring how satisfied people are with their lives and the frequency of positive and negative emotions they experience. Originating from Diener's foundational work in the 1980s, SWB scales operationalize the recognition that well-being is fundamentally subjective—how people evaluate their lives matters more than external objective conditions. Various forms exist, including the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS), and multi-item composites measuring life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect.	The WHO-5 is a 5-item screening instrument measuring current well-being over the past two weeks. Developed by the World Health Organization in 1998, it assesses positive mental health states and is widely used in both research and clinical practice to identify individuals at risk for depression. Its brevity, validity, and cross-cultural acceptance make it a standard tool in primary care and epidemiological surveys worldwide.