Scale Library

The Donaldson Measurement Partners Scale Library provides access to validated psychometric tools developed by Dr. Scott I. Donaldson and collaborators. These instruments are free for non-commercial research and educational purposes. For commercial licensing, please contact [scott.donaldson@rutgers.edu].

Positive Functioning at Work Scale

  • Purpose: Measures workplace flourishing across nine PERMA+4 dimensions.
  • Length: 29 items (3–4 items per domain).
  • Evidence: Strong reliability (α = .76–.94); validated across industries; predictive of job performance and turnover intentions.
  • Use Cases: Employee well-being surveys, organizational diagnostics, academic research.

📄 Download the PF-W Scale and Guide

PERMA+4 Short Scale

  • Purpose: Provides a brief global assessment of workplace flourishing across the nine PERMA+4 domains.
  • Length: 9 items (1 per domain).
  • Evidence: Validated with item response theory (IRT); demonstrated cross-cultural invariance; predictive of job satisfaction and performance.
  • Use Cases: Large-scale employee surveys, quick well-being assessments, applied research.

📄 Download the PERMA+4 Short Scale and Guide

Systems-Informed PERMA+4 Short Scales (Employee, Team, Supervisor)

  • Purpose: Extends the PERMA+4 framework to measure flourishing at three organizational levels: employee, team, and supervisor.
  • Length: 9 items per version (27 total if all three are used).
  • Evidence: Excellent model fit (CFI ≥ .995); strong reliability (α ≥ .89); predictive of adaptivity, proactivity, and proficiency.
  • Use Cases: Multilevel organizational assessments, leadership evaluations, systems-informed interventions.

📄 Download Systems-Informed PERMA+4 Scales and Guide

Global Economic Security Scale

  • Purpose: Assesses economic security as a pillar of workplace flourishing, capturing budget management, savings, and future financial confidence.
  • Length: 12 items (3 subscales: Budget, Savings, Future Security).
  • Evidence: Strong factor structure (CFI = .959); high reliability (α = .85–.95); predictive of stress, turnover intentions, and affective well-being.
  • Use Cases: Research on financial well-being, employee retention, economic security interventions.

📄 Download the GES Scale and Guide