The Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-Being is a theoretically grounded instrument that specifically focuses on measuring multiple facets of psychological well-being. These facets include the following: (1) self-acceptance, (2) the establishment of quality ties to others, (3) a sense of autonomy in thought and action, (4) the ability to manage complex environments to suit personal needs and values, (5) the pursuit of meaningful goals and a sense of purpose in life, (6) continued growth and development as a person.
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Quality of Life Interview-Brief Version (QOLI-BV)
The QOLI–BV assesses global and domain-specific quality of life
Well-Being Questionnaire (12 items) (W-BQ12)
This questionnaire is designed to measure general well-being, including negative well-being, energy and positive well-being. It was developed in the early 1990s from the longer parent version (W-BQ22) as a short-form with a balanced selection of positive and negative items. It is widely used in clinical trials and other studies.
Maryland Ask Me!
The Maryland Ask Me! instrument assesses consumer-perceived quality of life among adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities who receive state-based services.
Modular System for Quality of Life (MSQL-R)
The MSQoL is an integration of eight (inter)nationally established QoL instruments
Quality of Life Instrument
This measure is designed for use with individuals who have intellectual disabilities. It is comprised of two forms, with around 300 questions each: one for the individual (subjective form) and their caretaker (objective form), with the goal of measuring quality of life through several domains.
Adolescent Quality of Life Instrument (AQoL)
This 16-item Likert-scaled instrument allows adolescents with cancer to rate their QoL and provide a short response to clarify or articulate the rationale for their response
Anamnestic Comparative Self-Assessment Scale (ASCA)
The Anamnestic Comparative Self-Assessment (ACSA) is a self-anchoring rating scale for subjective well-being (SWB) which was originally developed by Jan Bernheim (1983) as a simple method to measure quality of life consecutively in the patient-physician relationship in cancer patients. Subjects are instructed to memorize the best and worst times in their lives and rate their actual overall well-being on an ordinal visual analog scale ranging from -5 to +5 in relation to their individual anchors.
Cantril Self-Anchoring Striving Scale
The Cantril Scale (CS) is a simple visual scale which makes it possible to assess general life satisfaction.
Extended Satisfaction With Life Scale (ESWLS)
The ESWLS is a 50-item self-report scale that measures satisfaction with life in nine domains.