Flourishing Scale (FS)
Permission to Use the Scale
The scale is copyrighted but is free to use without permission or charge by researchers as long as credit is given to the authors of the scale:
Diener, E., Wirtz, D., Tov, W., Kim-Prieto, C., Choi, D., Oishi, S., & Biswas-Diener, R. (2009). New measures of well-being: Flourishing and positive and negative feelings. Social Indicators Research,
39, 247-266. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-009-9493-y
The use of this scale is permitted for non-commercial purposes only.
About the Flourishing Scale
The Flourishing Scale is a brief 8-item summary measure of the respondent’s self-perceived success in important areas such as relationships, self-esteem, purpose, and optimism. The scale provides a single psychological well-being score.
Translations
Translations of the Flourishing Scale into various languages are available.