TABLE 1.
Overview of measures
| Measure: subscale extracted where whole measure not included (acronym) | Number of items | Age range | Response format | Public domain/proprietary | Originally designed for adolescents | Time frame | Dimensions/subscales (not necessarily empirically validated) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Health Questionnaire‐12 (GHQ‐12) | 12 | 11–15 | 4‐Point | Proprietary | N | Recently | Unidimensional |
| Kidscreen‐52/27: psychological wellbeing, moods and emotions 3 (KS) | 6/7 | 8–18 | 5‐Point | Public domain | Y | Last week | Only psychological wellbeing and moods/emotions subscales extracted |
| Outcome Rating Scale (ORS) | 4 | 13–17 | Visual analogue | License required | N | Last week | Assumed unidimensional |
| Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PEDSQL)/PEDSQL‐short form: feelings | 5/4 | 8–18 | 5‐Point | Free of charge for non‐funded academic research; proprietary for funded academic research; license for use required | Y | Past month | Only feelings subscale extracted |
| Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) | 15 | 11–18 | 3‐Point | Public domain‐ license for online use required | Y | Last 6 months | Only emotional symptoms, hyperactivity‐inattention, conduct problems subscales extracted |
| WHOQOL‐BREF: Psychological | 6 | 13–19 | 5‐Point | Public domain | N | Last 2 weeks | Only psychological subscale extracted |
| Young Persons' Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (YP‐CORE) | 10 | 11–16 | 5‐Point | Public domain | Y | Last week | Unidimensional |
| Youth Outcome Questionnaire (YOQ) | 30 | M = 11.93 (SD = 3.66) | 5‐Point | Public domain‐ license required | Y | Last week | Scored as unidimensional |
| Kessler 6 (K6) | 6 | 13–17 | 5‐Point | Public domain | N | Last 30 days | Unidimensional |
| EPOCH measure of adolescent well‐being: Happiness (EPOCH) | 20 | 10–18 | 5‐Point | Free to use for non‐commercial purposes with developer acknowledgement | Y | None given‐ most items are present tense | Only happiness subscale extracted |
| Warwick‐Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) | 14 | 13–16 | 5‐Point | Free to use with developer permission | N | Last 2 weeks | Unidimensional |
| Child Health Questionnaire 87: mental health (CHQ) | 16 | 10–18 | 4–6 point | Proprietary | Y | Past 4 weeks | Only mental health subscale extracted |
| Affect and Arousal Scale (AFARS) | 27 | 8–18 | 4‐Point | Public domain | Y | Unclear | Positive affect, negative affect, physiological hyperarousal |
| Affect Intensity and Reactivity Measure Adapted for Youth (AIR‐Y) | 27 | 10–17 | 6‐Point | Public domain | N | Unclear | Positive affect, negative reactivity, negative intensity |
| Positive and Negative Affect Schedule‐Child (PANAS‐C) | 27 | 9–14 | 5‐Point | Public domain | N | Past few weeks or past 2 weeks | Positive affect, negative affect |
| Perceived Life Satisfaction Scale (PLSS) | 19 | 9–19 | 6‐Point | Public domain | Y | Usually | Assumed unidimensional based on recommended scoring |
| Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (SLSS) | 7 | 7–19 | 4‐Point | Public domain | Y | Past several weeks | Unidimensional |
| Brief Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS) | 5 | 11–17 | 7‐Point | Public domain | Y | Unclear | Unidimensional |
| Juvenile Wellness and Health Survey 76: mental health problems (JWHS) | 10 | 10–18 | 5‐Point | Public domain | Y | Unclear | Only mental health problems subscale extracted |
| Healthy Pathways self‐report: life satisfaction, emotional comfort, negative stress reaction (HP) | 17 | 9–12 | 5‐Point | Public domain | Y | Variable: In the past 4 weeks/none | Only emotional comfort, negative stress reactions, life satisfaction subscales extracted |
| Mental Health Continuum Short‐Form: emotional wellbeing, psychological wellbeing (MHC‐SF) | 7 | 12–18 | 6‐Point | Public domain | Y | Past month | Only emotional and psychological wellbeing subscales extracted |
| Youth Quality of Life Research Version: general QoL subscale (YQoL) | 3 | 12–18 | 11‐Point | Public domain | Y | Unclear | Only general quality of life subscale extracted |