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Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWBI) Test

Understand your emotional well-being and inner state in about 5 minutes. This 22-item check-in captures key mood signals like anxiety and depression to support care and track change.

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Questions: 225 minutes

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

example score

14/20

Vitality (V)

Measures perceived vitality and available energy for daily activity and engagement.

Low energy

Moderate energy

High energy

0 – 6: Low energy | 7 – 13: Moderate energy | 14 – 20: High energy

A score of 14 indicates high perceived life energy, suggesting a relatively strong sense of vigor and activity.

example score

12/20

Emotional Well-Being (EWB)

Measures positive emotional tone and life satisfaction as a component of overall psychological well-being.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 6: Low | 7 – 13: Moderate | 14 – 20: High

A score of 12 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting an overall average level of positive mood and life satisfaction with some room for improvement.

example score

6/15

General Health (GH)

Assesses your self-rated overall physical and mental well-being, where higher scores reflect better perceived health.

Low well-being

Moderate well-being

High well-being

0 – 5: Low well-being | 6 – 10: Moderate well-being | 11 – 15: High well-being

A score of 6 falls in the Moderate well-being range, suggesting an average self-perceived overall health state with room for improvement.

example score

6/15

Depression (D)

Measures the severity of depressive experiences and low mood, where higher scores reflect fewer depressive symptoms.

Higher depressive symptoms

Moderate depressive symptoms

Lower depressive symptoms

0 – 5: Higher depressive symptoms | 6 – 10: Moderate depressive symptoms | 11 – 15: Lower depressive symptoms

A score of 6 falls in the moderate depressive symptoms range, indicating a mid-level presence of low mood and depressive experiences on this scale.

example score

13/25

Anxiety (A)

This scale assesses the person’s subjective level of worry and tension, where higher scores reflect lower anxiety intensity.

Higher anxiety

Moderate anxiety

Lower anxiety

0 – 8: Higher anxiety | 9 – 16: Moderate anxiety | 17 – 25: Lower anxiety

A score of 13 falls in the Moderate anxiety range, suggesting a moderate level of worry and tension at the time of assessment.

example score

48/110

General Psychological Well-Being Index (GPWBI)

Measures overall perceived psychological comfort and life satisfaction over recent experiences.

Low well-being

Moderate well-being

High well-being

0 – 55: Low well-being | 56 – 80: Moderate well-being | 81 – 110: High well-being

A score of 48 falls in the Low well-being range, suggesting reduced perceived psychological comfort and life satisfaction relative to higher scores on this scale.

example score

8/15

Self-Control (SC)

Measures how well a person can regulate emotions and behavior in daily life.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 5: Low | 6 – 10: Moderate | 11 – 15: High

A score of 8 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a typical ability to manage emotions and impulses with occasional difficulty under stress.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Stressed or burned-out adults

41%OF USERS

People juggling work, family, or major life changes take it to quickly gauge anxiety, mood, and overall emotional well-being.

People managing illness

34%OF USERS

Those living with chronic conditions or recovering from medical events use it to see how health issues are affecting their emotional state and sense of control.

Therapy and counseling clients

25%OF USERS

Individuals in psychological support use it to track changes in depression, tension, and self-satisfaction over time.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Life Energy (LE)

Average

5.5

Normal range

3 — 8

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Emotional Well-being (EW)

Average

Normal range

4.5 — 11.4

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Overall Health (OH)

Average

5.2

Normal range

2.5 — 7.9

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Depression (D)

Average

9.9

Normal range

7.3 — 12.5

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Anxiety (A)

Average

7.9

Normal range

3.4 — 12.5

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Index of Overall Psychological Well-Being (IoOPW)

Average

56.3

Normal range

41.3 — 71.3

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max.

110

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Self-control (S)

Average

6.9

Normal range

4.3 — 9.5

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Please answer the questions by rating your condition over the past week.

- None of the time
- A little of the time
- Some of the time
- A good bit of the time
- Most of the time
- All of the time
- None of the time
- A small part of the time
- Some of the time
- A significant part of the time
- Most of the time
- All of the time
- None of the time
- A brief period of time
- Some of the time
- A significant part of the time
- Most of the time
- All of the time

These are 3 of the 22 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWBI) Test - Symptoms and Signs

well-being

psychopathology

This self-report measure is designed to assess subjective psychological well-being and emotional comfort over a recent period. The Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWBI) is commonly used in clinical and research settings to describe perceived distress and well-being in the context of stress, health conditions, or other life circumstances.

The instrument includes 22 items and typically takes about 5 minutes to complete. Items sample a range of affective and functional experiences (e.g., anxiety, depressed mood, perceived self-control, and general positive well-being), providing a brief profile of perceived psychological health.

In practice, the Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWBI) can support screening and baseline characterization of well-being, and it may be repeated to monitor perceived change over time alongside other clinical information. It is attributed to Dupuy, H.; Revicki, D.

Author: Dupuy, H., Revicki, D.

Literature: Dupuy, H. J. The psychological general well-being (PGWB) index. In N. K. Wenger, M. E. Mattson, C. D. Furberg, & J. Elinson (Eds.), Assessment of quality of life in clinical trials of cardiovascular therapies. Le Jacq Publishing. 1984.