The community well-being questionnaire: Theoretical context and initial assessment of its reliability and validity

The article presents the theoretical context and the elements that underlie the development of the community well-being questionnaire. It also discuss es the reliability and validity of the questionnaire's scales by presenting results from two studies carried out in urban areas in the U.K., Ireland a nd Greece. The scales assess satisfaction with the built environment, envir onmental quality and services and facilities. They also measure personal sa fety, informal interaction, community spirit, income sufficiency, decision making process and place attachment. Analyses showed that they have high in ternal and good test-retest reliability. They also perform well, when subje cted to factorial validity and construct validity assessments.