title: Measurement of the psychological well-being of adolescents: The psychometric properties and assessment procedures of the how I feel.
abstract: The assessment procedures and psychometric properties of the How I Feel (HIF), an instrument used to assess psychological well-being in a population of Black adolescents are described. The audiovisual mode of presentation obviates problems related to reading skill; in addition, it standardizes the administration of the instrument. The How I Feel appears to measure reliably and validly several multi-item constructs representing psychological well-being. These constructs relate to other instruments and constructs in meaningful and interesting ways. A major result of our validity studies is that there appear to be two major components of psychological well-being, psychopathology and self-esteem.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for the Study of Adolescence, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kellam