Quality of Life Inventory

Conjoint analyses of the students' life satisfaction scale and the Piers-Harris self-concept scale

“…In addition, future research should begin to explore the directionality of the relationship between self-concept (and other personality variables) and well-being indexes, perhaps employing both self-report and non-self-report measures of self-concept and life satisfaction (see Diener & Diener, 1994; Fujita & Diener, in press). Although applied psychologists have only recently begun to pay attention to the vast amount of experimental literature on adult subjective wellbeing (Frisch et al, 1992), such research investigating the nature and correlates of children's life satisfaction and other well-being constructs may contribute to preventative efforts to design environments and experiences that promote the quality of life of children.…”

“…For example, Diener (1984) reported that over 700 such articles appeared between 1968 and 1983. Happiness and life satisfaction research has contributed to the study of psychopathology (Frisch, Cornell, Villanueva, & Retzlaff, 1992;Lewinsohn, Redner, & Seeley, 1991), emotion (Larsen & Diener, 1993), motivation (Sandvik, Diener, & Larsen, 1985), sociology (Schuessler & Fisher, 1985), and aging (Andrews & Robinson, 1991;Larson, 1978).…”

“…The Piers-Harris was selected despite the aforementioned limitations because of its widespread use (Hattie, 1992;Witt, Cavell, Heffner, Carey, & Martens, 1988) and because it provided the only known alternative measure of life satisfaction for preadolescent children (i.e., Happiness and Satisfaction subscale). Also, although the relationships between life satisfaction and self-concept have been examined in adults (e.g., Campbell, 1981;Diener & Diener, 1994;Frisch et al, 1992;Larsen & Diener, 1993), such relationships have received little attention among children. Using other models of self-concept (e.g., Shavelson, Hubner, & Stanton, 1976), some research suggests that life satisfaction and self-concept are discriminable constructs in children (above Grade 3) and adolescents (Dew & Huebner, 1994;Terry & Huebner, in press).…”

Predicting mental well-being in assisted living communities : the roles of social capital and the built environment.

“…On the QOLI, participants rate sixteen items on their importance and their satisfaction with that item. The result is a weighted assessment of the individual's overall satisfaction relative to the aspects of their life that are perceived to matter most (Frisch, 1994;Frisch, Cornell, Villanueva, & Retzlaff, 1992). While not all of the items are likely to pertain to all respondents, the self-weighting process limits the effect of irrelevant variables and the QOLI instrument has been used successfully with previous studies of older adults (Bourland et al, 2000;Roseman et al, 2011).…”

“…Participants rated sixteen items on their importance and their satisfaction with that item. The result was a weighted assessment of the individual's overall satisfaction relative to the aspects of their life that are perceived to matter most (Frisch et al, 1992). The QOLI incorporates many of the dimensions of well-being identified by Ryff (Kwan et al, 2003) as important for healthy aging, including personal relationships, purpose and selfacceptance.…”