Japanese version of the 42-item psychological well-being scale (PWBS-42): a validation study

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Table 2 Average, standard deviation (SD) and reliability among Japanese population for the PWB domains. (N = 1027)

PWB ^a domains (Possible range: 7–49)	Mean	SD	Cronbach’s α
Autonomy	30.6	5.3	0.70
Environmental Mastery	31.7	5.4	0.74
Personal growth	33.8	5.6	0.75
Positive relationship with others	33.5	5.7	0.76
Purpose in life	31.8	5.0	0.57
Self-acceptance	30.8	5.7	0.78

Participants who had missing data were analyzed according to the algorithm described in the Method section
SD standard deviation
^aPWB Psychological well-being

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