Development and validation of a Quality of Life Scale for elementary school students

被引:8
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作者
Huang, Chun-Hsia [1 ]
Wang, Tze-Fang [1 ]
Tang, Fu -In [1 ]
Chen, I-Ju [1 ]
Yu, Shu [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Yang Ming Univ, Taipei, Taiwan
关键词
Quality of life; Elementary school students; Psychometric properties; Instrumental study; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; HEALTH; ADOLESCENTS; CHILDREN; VERSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijchp.2017.01.001
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Background/Objective: Emotional well-being affects the school performance of elementary school children. Quality of life (QoL) measurements are indicative of emotional well-being; however, the development of assessment tools suitable for measuring the QoL of elementary school children has received little attention and, therefore, the creation of reliable assessment tools for measuring QoL among this population is required. Method: We employed qualitative and quantitative research methods to develop and validate a QoL scale for elementary school children in Taiwan. We used cluster random sampling to recruit 711 fifth and sixth grade students, aged 10-12 years, from 14 elementary schools. Results: The scale comprised six factors (School function, Family function, Environmental life, Vitality for life, Learning ability, and Peer relationships) that explained 44% of the variance. The developed 21-item elementary school QoL (ESQoL) instrument had high internal consistency and satisfactory reliability and validity. Conclusions: The ESQoL instrument can facilitate the evaluation of factors associated with students' emotional welt-being. Additional studies using the ESQoL instrument are required to assess its applicability for evaluating relationships between QoL and school performance and other areas of student life. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. on behalf of Asociacion Espanola de Psicologia Conductual.
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页码:180 / 191
页数:12
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