This Likert-type scale contains
48 positive items and 4 graded subscales. Additionally,
the scale has 6 subscales. Its subscales included
self-realization, health responsibility, exercise, nutrition,
interpersonal support, and stress management.
Each subscale can be used independently by itself.
Total score of the scale gives the score of healthy
lifestyle behaviors. Scores obtained measure individual’s
health-promoting behaviors related to his or
her healthy lifestyle. Higher scores obtained on
the scale indicate that the individual applies healthy
lifestyle behaviors at a high level. As stated previously,
scoring of the responses was done on a
4-item Likert scale as follows: 1 ¼ never; 2 ¼ sometimes;
3 ¼ frequently; and 4 ¼ regularly. For the
whole scale, the lowest and highest scores were 48
and 192 points, respectively.