The measure was developed to assess well-being among Kuwaitis in a way that reflects the Raha within the Kuwaiti culture, and reflects Kuwaiti cultural idioms of distress.
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Life Satisfaction Index for the Third Age (LSITA)
The LSITA is a summative scale designed to measure overall life satisfaction among older adults.
Pediatric Quality of life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (PQ-LES-Q)
The Pediatric Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (PQ-LES-Q) is a 15-item self-administered questionnaire for children and adolescents ages 6-17 that captures life satisfaction over the past week.
Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF)
The Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF) consists of 3 emotional well-being items (reflects hedonic well-being), 6 psychological well-being items, and 5 social well-being items (when combined, reflects eudemonic well-being). These response options assess the frequency with which respondents experience each symptom of positive mental health.
Older People’s Quality of Life questionnaire (OPQOL)
This 35 item measure is designed to assess quality of life in older people aged 65+.
Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC)
The Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC) assesses how people view life and identifies how they use their resistance resources to maintain and develop their health.
Positive Valuation of Life (VoL)
The Valuation of Life measure is a 19-item survey designed to assess positive and negative valuation of life in older populations or those with chronic illnesses.
Salamon-Conte Life Satisfaction in the Elderly Scale (SCLSES)
The SCLES is an overall measure of life satisfaction and provides a multidimensional portrait of 8 dimensional subscales
Quality of Life Profile: Adolescent Version (QOLPAV)
The 54-item Quality of Life Profile: Adolescent Version (QOLPAV) asks adolescents to rate items for importance and satisfaction.
Thriving of Older People Assessment Scale (TOPAS)
The concept of thriving emphasizes person–environment interaction in relation to well-being. The Thriving of Older People Assessment Scale has been developed and evaluated as a self-report and proxy scale based on the theory of thriving.