About the Measure
Domains | Mental health and wellbeing, Resilience and coping |
Key stages | Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
Subscales | Material wellbeing; Health; Productivity; Intimacy; Safety; Place in community; Emotional wellbeing |
Description | A measure of subjective and objective quality of life across 7 domains which is weighted by the importance placed on each domain by the individual. |
Example | How often do you sleep well? |
Link | http://www.acqol.com.au/instruments/comqol-scale/ |
Psychometry | |
Implementation |
Implementation details
No. of items | 46 |
Format | Likert |
Respondent | Self |
Scoring | Standardised |
Time | 15 |
Age | 11-18 |
Cost single purchase | Free |
Cost per child | Free |
Psychometric details
UK norms | No |
Cronbach's α | .76-.81 |
Test retest | 1 week, r= .83 |
Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
EFA | Not reported |
CFA | Not reported |
Criterion validity | Not reported |
Construct validity | Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale, r= [-.47,-.15]; Fear Survey Schedule for Children- II, r= [-.28,-.13]; Life Attitude Profile- Revised personal meaning subscale, r= .61, existential meaning subscale, r= -.48 and choice and responsibleness subscale, r= .45 |
Concurrent validity | Not reported |
Predictive validity | Not reported |
Responsiveness | Not reported |
Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
References | Cummins, R. A. (1997). Comprehensive Quality of Life Scale- School Version (Grades 7-12) FIFTH EDITION (ComQol-S5). Melbourne: School of Psychology Deakin University. Retrieved from http://www.acqol.com.au/instruments/comqol-scale/comqol-s5.pdf |