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Christa L. Lilly; Alfgeir L. Kristjansson; Megan L. Smith; Inibjorg Eva Thrisdottir; Ashley Havlicak; Michael J. Mann – Journal of School Health, 2024
Background: The conceptual framework for "School as a Protective Factor" approach was presented in a companion article in this issue of the journal. The current article describes the validation of the "School as a Protective Factor-Brief (SPF-Brief)," a 13-item survey measuring the 3 core constructs and 13 defining…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Test Validity, Measures (Individuals), Middle School Students
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González-Cabrera, Joaquín; Machimbarrena, Juan M.; Fernández-González, Liria; Prieto-Fidalgo, Ángel; Vergara-Moragues, Esperanza; Calvete, Esther – Youth & Society, 2021
Psychosocial risks can negatively affect adolescents' physical, psychological, and social health. Grounded on the cumulative risk theory, the objective of this study was to analyze the differences in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) depending on the accumulation of several psychosocial risks (bullying, cyberbullying, cyberdating abuse,…
Descriptors: Risk, Mental Health, Physical Health, Quality of Life
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Vela, Javier C.; Lerma, Eunice; Ikonomopoulos, James – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2017
In the current study, we investigated the psychometric properties of two meaningful measures of subjective well-being among Mexican American high school and college students. Participants completed the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) or Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS) as measures of subjective well-being. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Life Satisfaction, Psychological Patterns
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Jelsma, Jennifer – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2010
The aim of this study was to investigate the performance of the recent EQ-5D-Y instrument compared with the standard EQ-5D in assessing the health-related quality of life of high school children in Cape Town. Either the EQ-5D or the EQ-5D-Y was given to high school children. The sample consisted of 521 respondents. The EQ-5D-Y was found to be…
Descriptors: Health Conditions, Quality of Life, Depression (Psychology), High School Students
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Ghaedi, Gholam Hossein; Tavoli, Azadeh; Bakhtiari, Maryam; Melyani, Mahdieh; Sahragard, Mahdi – Social Indicators Research, 2010
Prior studies demonstrating quality of life impairment in phobia and anxiety disorders have relied upon epidemiological samples or clinical data. Using the same quality of life scale, the Short Form 36-item Health Survey (SF-36), in Iranian college students allowed us to study the impact of social phobia (SP) on quality of life among the college…
Descriptors: College Students, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Interpersonal Relationship