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 |