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Healthy Minds Index: A brief measure of the core dimensions of well-being

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  • Tammi R A Kral
  • Pelin Kesebir
  • Liz Redford
  • Cortland J Dahl
  • Christine D Wilson-Mendenhall
  • Matthew J Hirshberg
  • Richard J Davidson
  • Raquel Tatar

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We developed a self-report measure of psychological well-being for teens and adults, the Healthy Minds Index, based on a novel theory that four trainable pillars underlie well-being: awareness, connection, insight, and purpose. Ninety-seven items were developed and revised by experts and guided by qualitative testing with teens (n = 32; average age = 16.0 years). After assessing the internal validity and factor structure in teens (n = 1607; average age = 16.7 years) and adults (n = 420; average age = 45.6 years), we reduced the survey to 17 items. We then validated the factor structure, internal and convergent and divergent validity, and retest reliability of the 17-item Healthy Minds Index in two new teen samples (study 1: n = 1492, average age = 15.7 years; study 2: n = 295, average age = 16.1 years), and one adult sample (n = 285; average age = 45.3 years). The Healthy Minds Index demonstrated adequate validity and provided a comprehensive measure of a novel theory of psychological well-being that includes two domains not found in other conceptualizations of this construct—awareness and insight. This measure will be invaluable for primary research on well-being and as a translational tool to assess the impact and efficacy of widely used behavioral training programs on these core dimensions of wellbeing.

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  • Tammi R A Kral & Pelin Kesebir & Liz Redford & Cortland J Dahl & Christine D Wilson-Mendenhall & Matthew J Hirshberg & Richard J Davidson & Raquel Tatar, 2024. "Healthy Minds Index: A brief measure of the core dimensions of well-being," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(5), pages 1-14, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0299352
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299352
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