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Self-Care Inventory
Do you give yourself the love that you give to others? Take this test to find out.
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By Mark Travers, Ph.D. | June 24, 2024
Self-care refers to the practice of taking deliberate actions to maintain and improve one's physical, mental, and emotional well-being. It involves activities and behaviors that individuals engage in to promote health, prevent illness and manage existing health conditions. Self-care is a proactive approach to health that empowers individuals to prioritize their own needs and make choices that contribute to their overall wellness.
Self-care is essential for overall health and quality of life. By prioritizing self-care practices, individuals can better cope with stress, prevent burnout, improve resilience and enhance their overall sense of well-being. It is important to tailor self-care activities to individual preferences and needs, and to recognize that self-care is a personal and ongoing journey towards holistic health and wellness.
The Self-Care Inventory (SCI) is a theory-based instrument developed to measure self-care in the general adult population, regardless of health status or age. The SCI captures a comprehensive range of self-care behaviors and practices across different dimensions—including physical, emotional, mental and social aspects of self-care. By measuring these factors, the SCI provides a valuable tool for assessing individuals' self-care practices and identifying areas for improvement to enhance overall health and well-being.
You can take this test here. Please follow all of the steps to receive your results.
Step 1: On a scale from never to always, rate the statements based on how frequently you exhibit the described behaviors.
References: Luciani, M., De Maria, M., Page, S. D., Barbaranelli, C., Ausili, D., & Riegel, B. (2022). Measuring self-care in the general adult population: Development and psychometric testing of the self-care inventory. BMC Public Health, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12913-7