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 |