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

• Chun-Hsia Huang ^[1] ; Tze-Fang Wang ^[1] ; Fu-In Tang ^[1] ; I-Ju Chen ^[1] ; Shu Yu ^[1]
  1. [1] National Yang-Ming University
• Localización: International journal of clinical and health psychology, ISSN 1697-2600, Vol. 17, Nº. 2, 2017, págs. 180-191
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2017.01.001
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Desarrollo y validadción de la Quality Life Scale para escolares de Educación Primaria
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  • español

    El bienestar emocional afecta el rendimiento escolar de los niños de Educación Primaria. Las mediciones de la calidad de vida (QoL) son indicativas del bienestar emocional. Sin embargo, el desarrollo de herramientas de evaluación adecuadas para medir la calidad de vida de niños de Educación Primaria ha recibido escasa atención y, por lo tanto, se requiere la creación de herramientas de evaluación confiables para medir la calidad de vida en esta población. Método: Se empleraron métodos de investigación cualitativa y cuantitativa para desarrollar y validar una escala de QoL para niños de Primaria en Taiwán. Se utilizó un muestreo aleatorio por grupos para reclutar a 711 estudiantes de Quinto y Sexto Grado, de 10 a 12 años, de 14 escuelas primarias. Resultados: La escala agrupa seis factores (Función escolar, Función familiar, Vida ambiental, Vitalidad para la vida, Capacidad de aprendizaje y Relaciones entre compañeros) que explican el 44% de la varianza. El instrumento de QoL (ESQoL) de 21 ítems tiene alta fiabilidad de consistencia interna y validez satisfactoria. Conclusiones: El instrumento ESQoL puede facilitar la evaluación de factores asociados con el bienestar emocional de los escolares. Se requieren estudios adicionales utilizando el instrumento ESQoL para evaluar su aplicabilidad en el análisis de las relaciones entre QoL y rendimiento escolar, y otras áreas del ámbito escolar.

  • English

    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 well-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.

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