Generic Children’s Quality of Life Measures (GCQ)
Cite this measure View MeasureCollier, J., MacKinlay, D., & Phillips, D. (2000). Norm values for the Generic Children's Quality of Life Measure (GCQ) from a large school-based sample. Quality of Life Research, 9(6), 617-623.
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| Purpose | The Generic Children’s Quality of Life Measure (GCQ) is used to measure the quality of life in children between the ages of 6 and 14 years. It can be used with children in the general population, as well as those who have specific health or social difficulties. |
| Domain(s) | Life Satisfaction Quality of Life |
| Target population | Child |
| Number of items | 50 |
| Administration format | self-report |
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| Fee for use | |
| Free | |
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There are two versions of the GCQ booklets, one for boys and one for girls. The following materials are available for purchase from Hogrefe Ltd: GCQ Starter Set |
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| Collier, J., MacKinlay, D., & Phillips, D. (2000). Norm values for the Generic Children's Quality of Life Measure (GCQ) from a large school-based sample. Quality of Life Research, 9, 617–623. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008915700210 | |
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