About the Measure
| Domains | Mental health and wellbeing |
| Key stages | Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
| Subscales | Physical being; Psychological being; Spiritual being; Physical belonging; Social belonging; Community belonging; Practical becoming; Leisure becoming; Growth becoming |
| Description | A measure of QoL, where adolescents rate both the importance and satisfaction with various aspects of their life. |
| Example | Learning about new things…how important is this to me in my life?/how satisfied am I with this part of my life?’ |
| Link | http://sites.utoronto.ca/qol/publications.htm |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 54 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Self |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 0 |
| Age | 12-20 |
| Cost single purchase | $115 |
| Cost per child | - |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | Yes |
| Cronbach's α | .94 |
| Test retest | Not reported |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | 8-factor oblique |
| CFA | Not reported |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Self-esteem, r= .56; Life satisfaction, r= .51; Social support, r= .51; Life chances, r= .45; Health, r= .30; Alcohol consumption, r= -.21 (measured by 10-item Life Chances Questionnaire and Information About Myself measure, Canada's Health Promotion Survey) |
| Concurrent validity | Not reported |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Bradford, R., Rutherford, D. L., & John, A. (2002). Quality of life in young people: ratings and factor structure of the Quality of Life Profile-Adolescent Version. Journal of Adolescence, 25(3), 261-274. doi:10.1006/jado.2002.0469 Raphael, D., Rukholm, E., Brown, I., Hill-Bailey, P., & Donato, E. (1996). The Quality of Life Profile—Adolescent Version: background, description, and initial validation. Journal of Adolescent Health, 19(5), 366-375. doi:10.1016/s1054-139x(96)00080-8 |