Interpreting your Wellbeing Development Report Flourishing Profile Summary Emotions Engagements Relationships...

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3 Page Interpreting your Wellbeing Development Report... 4 Flourishing Profile Summary... 5 Flourishing Profile Survey Scales in Detail Emotions... 6 Engagements... 7 Relationships... 8 Meaningfulness... 9 Accomplishment Health References

4 Interpreting your Wellbeing Development Report This report is based on your responses to the Flourishing Profile (FP) survey. The information in this report (and presented on the Flourishing at School website) is general in nature and should not substitute the assessment and advice of a mental health professional. If you have any concerns regarding your wellbeing, please see your general practitioner, psychologist, or call Lifeline ( ). Percentiles Your wellbeing development report makes use of percentiles in order to understand the current state of wellbeing contributors in comparison to an adult normative sample. A percentile expresses the percent of other scores Table: Flourishing Profile s, Percentiles and Descriptors Percentile Descriptor that are less than the data point of interest. For instance a percentile score of 50 would mean that the score in question was higher than 50% of all scores in the norm group. Your wellbeing development report commonly uses scaled scores between 1 and 9 in order to group scores into Above average Average Below average distinct categories. In general terms, the higher the scaled score, the better the score on a particular scale in relation to helping you flourish. The table above illustrates the percentile range and descriptor attached to each scaled score. Interpretation of Flourishing Profile Summary (Page 5) Summary profile FP dimension name FP scale name This represents a scaled score of 5 Scaled score descriptors This page provides a snapshot of how your wellbeing contributors compare to the normative sample. Coloured areas represented in the profile are the scaled scores (between 1-9) obtained by comparing your selfreport on each survey scale to the norm group. The more colour present in your summary profile, the greater your level of wellbeing is likely to be. Summary of scaled scores that are in bottom 30 th percentiles, 31 st -70 th percentiles, and 71 st -99 th percentiles 4

5 Flourishing Profile Summary Jill Sample Inner Ring (1-3) Middle Ring (4-6) Outer Ring (7-9) Dimensions coloured only to the inner ring indicate a scale score in the bottom 30th percentile compared to the total norm group. This is an area that is likely to be suitable for development in order to improve your wellbeing. Dimensions coloured to the middle ring indicate a scale score in the average range compared to the total norm group. You are likely to be doing satisfactorily in this area, however improvements could be made to increase your overall wellbeing. Dimensions coloured to the outside ring indicate a scaled scored in the top 30th percentile compared to the total norm group. This is a likely area of strength and is probably assisting you to flourish. Wellbeing Development Areas Satisfactory Performance School Flourishing Areas Community, Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep. Positive Emotions, Balance, Absorption, Positive Relationships, Purpose, Self-Efficacy, Accomplished. Negative Emotions, Goal Setting. 5

6 Emotions Positive Emotions Your raw score on this scale was 4 (out of 7). This relates to experiencing positive emotions such as joy, awe and gratitude at an average of "Moderately" in the week leading up to the survey. This is a scaled score of 4 (between the 31st-40th percentiles) in comparison to the norm group. This is an average area for you, meaning your experience of positive emotions is to a similar extent as other adults. Please review the resources section in your Flourishing at School portal for information and advice on how positive emotions can enhance your wellbeing. Not at all Hardly A little Moderately Quite To a great Extremely at all a bit extent 8 9 Negative Emotions Your raw score on this scale was 1 (out of 7). This relates to experiencing negative emotions such as nervous, distressed and upset at an average of "Not at all" in the week leading up to the survey. This is a scaled score of 9 (between the 91st-99th percentiles) in comparison to the norm group. This is a flourishing area for you, meaning your experience of negative emotions is to a greater extent when compared with other adults. For information and advice on how to address negative emotions in order to improve your wellbeing, please refer to the resources section in your Flourishing at School portal. 8 9 Not at all Hardly A little Moderately Quite To a great Extremely at all a bit extent Flourishing Area 6

7 Engagement Strengths Known Your raw score on this scale was 5.33 (out of 7). This relates to an average ment rating between "Slightly " and "Agree" in regards to knowing your strengths. This is a scaled score of 4 (between the 31st-40th percentiles) in comparison to the norm group. This is an average area for you, meaning your knowledge of what you are best suited to is similar to other adults. Please review the resources section in your Flourishing at School portal for information and advice on how understanding and leveraging your strengths can enhance your wellbeing. Dis Slightly Slightly Agree Neither nor 8 9 Balance Your raw score on this scale was 5 (out of 7). This relates to engaging in activities with difficulty well matched to your skill level at an average of "Often" in the week leading up to the survey. This is a scaled score of 6 (between the 61st-70th percentiles) in comparison to the norm group. This is an average area for you, meaning you experience a skill/challenge balance to a similar extent as other adults. Please review the resources section in your Flourishing at School portal for information and advice on how engaging in tasks at an appropriate difficulty level can enhance your wellbeing. Never Almost Rarely Sometimes Often Very Most of never often the time Absorption Your raw score on this scale was 4 (out of 7). This relates to being absorbed in activities that completely captured your attention at an average of "Sometimes" in the week leading up to the survey. This is a scaled score of 4 (between the 31st-40th percentiles) in comparison to the norm group. This is an average area for you, meaning your recent absorption in tasks is to a similar extent compared with other adults. Please review the resources section in your Flourishing at School portal for information and advice on how absorption and the experience of "flow" can enhance your wellbeing. Never Almost Rarely Sometimes Often Very Most of never often the time

8 Relationships Positive Relationships Your raw score on this scale was 6 (out of 7). This relates an average rate of ment of "Agree" of having enjoyable relationships with mutual trust and support. This is a scaled score of 5 (between the 41st-60th percentiles) in comparison to the norm group. This is an average area for you, meaning your reported experience of positive relationships is similar compared with other adults. Please review the resources section in your Flourishing at School portal for information and advice on how positive relationships can enhance your wellbeing. Dis Slightly Slightly Agree Neither nor 8 9 8

9 Meaningfulness Purpose Your raw score on this scale was 5 (out of 7). This relates an average rate of ment of "Slightly " of feeling you have a sense of direction or purpose in life. This is a scaled score of 5 (between the 41st-60th percentiles) in comparison to the norm group. This is an average area for you, meaning your understanding of purpose is similar when compared to other adults. Please review the resources section in your Flourishing at School portal for information and advice on how having a clear sense of meaning and purpose can enhance your wellbeing. Dis Slightly Slightly Agree Neither nor 8 9 Community Your raw score on this scale was 4 (out of 7). This relates an average rate of ment of "Neither nor " of believing you can have a significant positive impact on other people's lives. This is a scaled score of 2 (between the 11st- 20th percentiles) in comparison to the norm group. This is a development area for you, meaning you have a lesser belief in your ability to positively influence the broader community as compared with other adults. For information and advice on how contributing to others can improve your wellbeing, please refer to the resources section in your Flourishing at School portal. Dis Slightly Slightly Agree Neither nor 8 9 Development Area 9

10 Accomplishment Goal Setting Your raw score on this scale was 6.33 (out of 7). This relates to setting and working towards realistic goals at an average frequency between "Very often" and "Most of the time". This is a scaled score of 8 (between the 81st-90th percentiles) in comparison to the norm group. This is a flourishing area for you, meaning your level of goal setting is less than other adults. For information and advice on how to set appropriate goals in order to improve your likelihood of accomplishment, please refer to the resources section in your Flourishing at School portal. Never Almost Rarely Sometimes Often Very Most of never often the time Self-Efficacy Your raw score on this scale was 4.67 (out of 7). This relates an average rate of ment between "Neither nor " and "Slightly " of being confident in your ability to achieve difficult goals and persist despite setbacks. This is a scaled score of 4 (between the 31st-40th percentiles) in comparison to the norm group. This is an average area for you, meaning your level of self-efficacy is similar when compared with other adults. Please review the resources section in your Flourishing at School portal for information and advice on how maintaining a strong sense of self-efficacy can enhance your wellbeing. Dis Slightly Slightly Agree Neither nor 8 9 Flourishing Area 8 9 Accomplished Your raw score on this scale was 5 (out of 7). This relates an average rate of ment of "Slightly " in regards to deriving satisfaction from accomplishments in life. This is a scaled score of 4 (between the 31st-40th percentiles) in comparison to the norm group. This is an average area for you, meaning your reported level of satisfaction from accomplishments is similar compared to other adults. Please review the resources section in your Flourishing at School portal for information and advice on how feeling accomplished can enhance your wellbeing. Dis Slightly Slightly Agree Neither nor

11 Health Nutrition Your raw score on this scale was 3.83 (out of 7). This relates to diet and nutrition habits that are neither good nor poor in relation to promoting positive mental health. This is a scaled score of 3 (between the 21st-30th percentiles) in comparison to the norm group. This is a development area for you, meaning your typical nutrition is less health promoting compared with other adults. For specific information and advice on how nutrition can improve your wellbeing, please refer to the resources section in your Flourishing at School portal. Poor Neutral Excellent 8 9 Development Area Exercise Your raw score on this scale was 3.33 (out of 7). This relates to exercise habits that are poor in relation to promoting positive mental health. This is a scaled score of 3 (between the 21st-30th percentiles) in comparison to the norm group. This is a development area for you, meaning your typical exercise habits are less health promoting compared with other adults. For specific information and advice on how exercise can improve your wellbeing, please refer to the resources section in your Flourishing at School portal. Poor Neutral Excellent 8 9 Development Area Sleep Your raw score on this scale was 4 (out of 7). This relates to sleep health behaviours that are neither good nor poor in relation to promoting positive mental health. This is a scaled score of 3 (between the 21st-30th percentiles) in comparison to the norm group. This is a development area for you, meaning your typical sleep less health promoting compared with other adults. For specific information and advice on improving your sleep quantity and quality, please refer to the resources section in your Flourishing at School portal. 8 9 Poor Neutral Excellent Development Area 11

12 References Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2008). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. New York, NY: HarperPerennial. NSW Department of Education and Communities (2015). The Wellbeing Framework for Schools. Available at: Norrish, J. M., Williams, P., O Connor, M., & Robinson, J. (2013). An applied framework for positive education. International Journal of Wellbeing, 3(2), Seligman, M. (2011). Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being. Free Press, New York, NY. 12