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College Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire

Here are some questions about your college experience. Read each sentence and choose the
one response that best describes how you felt in the past month.

Strongly Slightly Slightly Strongly


Disagree Neutral Agree
Disagree Disagree Agree Agree

I have had a great


1. academic experience at 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
this college.
I am a hard worker in my
2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
classes.
I feel like a real part of
3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
this school.
I am so thankful that I’m
4. getting a college 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
education.
I am happy with how I’ve
5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
done in my classes.
6. I am a diligent student. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

People at this school are


7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
friendly to me.
I am grateful to the
professors and other
8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
students who have
helped me in class.
Strongly Slightly Slightly Strongly
Disagree Neutral Agree
Disagree Disagree Agree Agree

I am satisfied with my
9. academic achievements 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
since coming to college.
I am an organized and
10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
effective student.
I can really be myself at
11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
this school.
I feel thankful for the
12. opportunity to learn so 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
many new things.

I am pleased with how


13. my college education is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
going so far.
I study well for my
14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
classes.
Other students here like
15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
me the way I am.
I am grateful for the
16. people who have helped 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
me succeed in college.
CSSWQ User Guide
v.03-28-20

OVERVIEW

• The College Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire (CSSWQ) is a 16-item, self-


report, evidence-based rating scale for assessing college students’ wellbeing
• The CSSWQ is comprised of four subscales: (1) Academic Satisfaction, (2) Academic
Efficacy, (3) School Connectedness, and (4) College Gratitude
• Subscale scores can be used as standalone wellbeing measures or summed to create a
general College Student Wellbeing composite measure
• The CSSWQ is intended for use in college-level mental health research and practice for
multiple assessment purposes: screening, outcome measurement, and progress
monitoring
• You are welcome to reformat and adapt this PDF copy of the CSSWQ to fit your research
or practice needs

LICENSE & USE

• The CSSWQ is a “free cultural work,” licensed under a Creative Commons–Attribution


4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0)
• There is no cost for using the SSWQ and no need to obtain permission prior to use
• You can learn more about the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licensing agreement here:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• The reference for this free version of the CSSWQ with accompanying User Guide is:
o Renshaw, T. L. (2020). College Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire
(CSSWQ): Measure and user guide. Open Science Framework.
https://osf.io/jydf4/

SCORING

• No reverse-scoring necessary
• CSSWQ scale scores are calculated by summing item responses as follows:
o Academic Satisfaction subscale: items 1 + 5 + 9 + 13
o Academic Efficacy subscale: items 2 + 6 + 10 + 14
o School Connectedness subscale: items 3 + 7 + 11 + 15
o College Gratitude subscale: items 4 + 8 + 12 + 16
o College Student Wellbeing composite scale: all items
• Interpretation of scale scores can be anchored to response options by dividing the total
scores by the number of items in each scale
o Subscale example: If the Academic Satisfaction subscale score = 8, then 8 (total
score) / 4 (# items in subscale) = an average-item response of “2”, which can be
interpreted as “sometimes” experiencing academic satisfaction
o Composite scale example: If the College Student Wellbeing composite score =
56, then 56 (total score) / 16 (# items in composite scale) = an average-item
response of “3.5”, which can be interpreted as experiencing wellbeing at college
within the “often” to “almost always” range
• If total scale scores are interpreted instead of average-item scale scores, then higher
and lower total scale scores should be understood as representing relatively greater or
poorer levels of student wellbeing
• No large-scale normative data are available for interpreting scale scores (neither total
nor average-item) in comparison to national, regional, or local populations
• It is recommended that local-norming logic be used to aid interpretation of scale scores;
local norms might be established at state, regional, or college-specific levels

SUPPORT

• Questions regarding the CSSWQ should be addressed to Tyler Renshaw, PhD, at


tyler.renshaw@usu.edu
• Several other free, brief, evidence-based measures that might be useful in mental
health research or practice with college students are available through the School
Mental Health Lab @ Utah State University: https://smhlab.org/resources

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