2.2.7. Psychological Well-Being

Psychological well-being was measured with the psychological well-being Scale [45] adapted for Polish by Karas and Cieciuch [46]. The short version contains 18 items rated from 1 (strongly disagree) to 6 (strongly agree). The scale comprises six dimensions: self-acceptance, positive relations with others, purpose in life, environmental mastery, personal growth, and autonomy, the score of which gives the total result. Due to the statistical analysis employed in the present study, we only used the total score, which was calculated by summing responses to each item. The Cronbach's α reliability for the sample was 0.84.
