Subjective Wellbeing Scale (OIO)

General level of wellbeing

SED — Social and Emotional Development 8–12 min School counsellor

Subjective Wellbeing Scale (OIO) assesses general level of wellbeing. A brief self-report of how the student judges their life overall. Wellbeing is not the absence of difficulty; it is a separate dimension that can be measured alongside it.

What it makes visible

Provides a baseline against which later change can be read.
At class level, the distribution matters more than any single score.
Often the first measure to move when something in a student’s circumstances changes.

Scope and limits

This is a screening and assessment instrument; it does not make a clinical diagnosis. The exact scope of use must be verified against the relevant instrument form, its norm group and the conditions of administration.

OIO at a glance

Assessment area	SED — Social and Emotional Development
Measures	General level of wellbeing
Duration	8–12 min
Level	Lower secondary, Upper secondary
Administered by	School counsellor
Format	Individual / group / digital
Follow-up	Re-assessment after 3–6 months where appropriate

Focus of the area

Making visible how a student sees themselves, their social bonds, their wellbeing and the resources they draw on under stress.

Scenarios that include this instrument

03 — Social-emotional development

Following a student's social and emotional development.

GOYO BS OIO AIS SDÖ

Frequently asked questions

Once at the start and once at the end of a term is the usual pattern. More frequent administration produces noise rather than signal.

Scope note

This structure is designed to support assessment, screening and guidance processes — not to make a clinical diagnosis. The aim is not to diagnose but to know the student more accurately, follow their development and identify the support they need in time.