The Well-being Questionnaire: evidence for a three-factor structure with 12 items (W-BQ12)

@article{Pouwer2000TheWQ,
  title={The Well-being Questionnaire: evidence for a three-factor structure with 12 items (W-BQ12)},
  author={Frans Pouwer and Frank J Snoek and Henk M. van der Ploeg and Herman J. Ad{\`e}r and Robert J. Heine},
  journal={Psychological Medicine},
  year={2000},
  volume={30},
  pages={455 - 462}
}
Background. The Well-being Questionnaire (W-BQ) has been designed to measure psychological well-being in people with a chronic somatic illness and is recommended by the World Health Organization for widespread use. However, studies into the factor structure of this instrument are still limited and their findings are inconsistent. This study aimed to investigate the factor structure of the Dutch version of the W-BQ. Methods. A cross-validation design was used. A total of 1472 people with… 
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