About the Measure
| Domains | Emotional Intelligence (mixed and trait), Mental health and wellbeing |
| Key stages | Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
| Subscales | This is a unidimensional measure |
| Description | An adapted version of the Oxford Happiness Inventory which has a likert response format. A short form which was found to be highly correlated with the original OHQ was also created though only limited psychometric information is available for this version. |
| Example | I am intensely interested in other people |
| Link |
http://www.blake-group.com/sites/default/files/assessments/Oxford_Happiness_Questionnaire.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/nov/03/take-the-oxford-happiness-questionnaire |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 29 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Self |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 0 |
| Age | 13-18 |
| Cost single purchase | Free |
| Cost per child | Free |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | Yes |
| Cronbach's α | Longer-f |
| Test retest | Not reported |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | Longer form (OHQ |
| CFA | Not reported |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Extraversion, r= .61; Neuroticism, r= -.59; Satisfaction with life, r= .77; Self-esteem, r= .81; Depression Happiness Scale, r= .90; Life Orientation Test, r= .79 |
| Concurrent validity | Not reported |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Hills, P., & Argyle, M. (2002). The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire: A compact scale for the measurement of psychological well-being. Personality and Individual Differences, 33(7), 1073-1082. doi:10.1016/s0191-8869(01)00213-6 |