scholarly journals Validation of the "Quality of Life in School" instrument in Canadian elementary school students

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satvinder Ghotra ◽  
Jessie-Lee D McIsaac ◽  
Sara FL Kirk ◽  
Stefan Kuhle
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
School Life ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quality Of School Life

Background: School is an integral component of the life of a child and thus, quality of school life is an important part of the overall quality of life experienced by a child. Quality of school life may be an important outcome for the assessment of Health Promoting Schools, which is an approach used internationally to improve students’ educational and health outcomes in school in an integrated and holistic way. There are a few instruments available to measure the quality of school life but they are often not available in English, or they are not appropriate for use alongside with other instruments in a survey of young children. The Quality of Life in School (QoLS) instrument is a short self-report measure to assess elementary school students’ perception of their quality of school life in four domains. The instrument was developed in Israel and has been validated among Hebrew-speaking children. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the QoLS measure in Canadian elementary school children. Methods: 629 children attending grades 4 to 6 were recruited in a population-based cross-sectional study. The QoLS measure was administered to participating children by trained research assistants. In addition, their socio-demographic details and academic data were also obtained. The psychometric testing included exploratory factor analysis and reliability estimation using internal consistency (Cronbach’s Alpha). Construct validity was investigated using the known groups comparisons for discriminative validity and via convergent validity. Results: A four-factor structure was generated explaining 39% of the total variance in the model. The results showed good internal consistency and acceptable floor and ceiling effects. Cronbach's Alpha ranged from 0.75 to 0.93. Known groups comparisons showed that the QoLS measure discriminated well between subgroups on the basis of gender, grade, and academic achievement, thus providing evidence of construct validity. The convergent validity was also appropriate with all the four domains demonstrating moderate to strong correlations to each other and to the total QoLS score. Conclusions: QoLS appears to be a valid and reliable measure for quality of school life assessment in young Canadian children.

scholarly journals Validation of the "Quality of Life in School" instrument in Canadian elementary school students

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satvinder Ghotra ◽  
Jessie-Lee D McIsaac ◽  
Sara FL Kirk ◽  
Stefan Kuhle
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
School Life ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quality Of School Life

Background: School is an integral component of the life of a child and thus, quality of school life is an important part of the overall quality of life experienced by a child. Quality of school life may be an important outcome for the assessment of Health Promoting Schools, which is an approach used internationally to improve students’ educational and health outcomes in school in an integrated and holistic way. There are a few instruments available to measure the quality of school life but they are often not available in English, or they are not appropriate for use alongside with other instruments in a survey of young children. The Quality of Life in School (QoLS) instrument is a short self-report measure to assess elementary school students’ perception of their quality of school life in four domains. The instrument was developed in Israel and has been validated among Hebrew-speaking children. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the QoLS measure in Canadian elementary school children. Methods: 629 children attending grades 4 to 6 were recruited in a population-based cross-sectional study. The QoLS measure was administered to participating children by trained research assistants. In addition, their socio-demographic details and academic data were also obtained. The psychometric testing included exploratory factor analysis and reliability estimation using internal consistency (Cronbach’s Alpha). Construct validity was investigated using the known groups comparisons for discriminative validity and via convergent validity. Results: A four-factor structure was generated explaining 39% of the total variance in the model. The results showed good internal consistency and acceptable floor and ceiling effects. Cronbach's Alpha ranged from 0.75 to 0.93. Known groups comparisons showed that the QoLS measure discriminated well between subgroups on the basis of gender, grade, and academic achievement, thus providing evidence of construct validity. The convergent validity was also appropriate with all the four domains demonstrating moderate to strong correlations to each other and to the total QoLS score. Conclusions: QoLS appears to be a valid and reliable measure for quality of school life assessment in young Canadian children.

scholarly journals Validation of the “Quality of Life in School” instrument in Canadian elementary school students

PeerJ ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. e1567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satvinder Ghotra ◽  
Jessie-Lee D. McIsaac ◽  
Sara F.L. Kirk ◽  
Stefan Kuhle
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
School Life ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quality Of School Life

Background.School is an integral component of the life of a child, and thus quality of school life is an important part of the overall quality of life experienced by a child. There are a few instruments available to measure the quality of school life but they are often not available in English, or they are not appropriate for use alongside other instruments in a survey of young children. The Quality of Life in School (QoLS) instrument is a short, self-report measure to assess elementary school students’ perception of their quality of school life in four domains. The instrument was developed in Israel and has been validated among Hebrew-speaking children. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the QoLS measure in Canadian elementary school children.Methods.A total of 629 children attending grades 4–6 were recruited in a population-based cross-sectional study. The QoLS measure was administered to participating children by trained research assistants. In addition, their socio-demographic details and academic data were also obtained. The psychometric testing included exploratory factor analysis and reliability estimation using internal consistency (Cronbach’s Alpha). Construct validity was investigated using the known groups comparisons for discriminative validity and via convergent validity.Results.A four-factor structure was generated explaining 39% of the total variance in the model. The results showed good internal consistency and acceptable floor and ceiling effects. Cronbach’s Alpha ranged from 0.75 to 0.93. Known groups comparisons showed that the QoLS measure discriminated well between subgroups on the basis of gender, grade, and academic achievement, thus providing evidence of construct validity. The convergent validity was also appropriate with all the four domains demonstrating moderate to strong correlations to each other and to the total QoLS score.Conclusions.QoLS appears to be a valid and reliable measure for quality of school life assessment in young Canadian children.

scholarly journals Stress Management in Elementary School Students: a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. e976
Author(s):  
Katerina Sofianopoulou ◽  
Flora Bacopoulou ◽  
Dimitrios Vlachakis ◽  
Ioulia Kokka ◽  
Evaggelos Alexopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomised Controlled

Research has shown that stress experiences begin in early stages of life. Stress management techniques have appeared to be beneficial for the development or enhancement of stress coping skills. The aim of this pilot randomised controlled trial was to assess the effect of a 12-week intervention, comprising training in diaphragmatic breathing and progressive muscular relaxation, on elementary school students’ stress levels. Outcomes on the quality of life and behavioural aspects of the students were also assessed. Standardised questionnaires were administered at baseline and after the 12-week intervention program. Fifty-two children aged 10 to 11 years were randomly assigned to intervention (n=24) and control groups (n=28). Children of the intervention group demonstrated lower levels of stress (in all three subscales of lack of well-being, distress, and lack of social support) and improved aspects of quality of life (physical, emotional, and school functioning). No significant differences were observed regarding the examined behavioural dimensions, in the intervention group. Larger randomised controlled trials with follow-up evaluations are needed to ascertain the positive outcomes of such programs on elementary school children.

Elementary School Students’ Quality of Life Scale

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Hsia Huang ◽  
Tze-Fang Wang ◽  
Fu-In Tang ◽  
I-Ju Chen ◽  
Shu Yu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Life Scale

scholarly journals A cross sectional survey on health-related quality of life of elementary school students using the Korean version of the EQ-5D-Y

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e3115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang-Kyu Kim ◽  
Min-Woo Jo ◽  
Seon-Ha Kim
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
School Students ◽  
Missing Responses ◽  
Korean Version ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Background and ObjectiveThe Korean version of the EQ-5D-Y was launched in 2015 by the EuroQol group. Currently, there is no HRQOL data obtained by using the EQ-5D-Y in Korea. This study aimed to measure health-related quality of life of Korean elementary school students using the EQ-5D-Y.MethodsElementary school students were recruited from 11 primary schools in Gyungbuk, South Korea. The EQ-5D-Y was self-administered in the sample population. Demographic characteristics were collected from the subjects’ parents or guardians. The percentage of respondents reporting problems and VAS scores were calculated. Feasibility of the EQ-5D-Y was assessed by analysing the proportion of missing responses. The percentage of reported problems on the dimensions and VAS score between groups were compared by demographic factors.ResultsA total of 2,494 questionnaires were collected. There were 24 (0.96%) missing responses on the EQ-5D-Y and 187 (7.5%) missing VAS score responses. The proportion of reported problems ranged from 2.3% on the mobility dimension to 9.8% on the “having pain or discomfort” dimension. There was no significant difference in the proportion of problems by age group in male participants. However, in females, the older group reported significantly more problems on the “having pain or discomfort” and “feeling worried, sad, or unhappy” dimensions compared to the younger group. Students living with parents with the lowest educational level reported significantly more problems on the “looking after myself” and “doing usual activities” dimensions than did those living with parents with higher levels of education.DiscussionThis study showed the distribution of health-related quality of life and explored the feasibility of the EQ-5D-Y for measuring health-related quality of life in Korean elementary school students. Further studies are required to examine other psychometric properties of the Korean EQ-5D-Y.

scholarly journals The effects of implementing a gratitude development program on the quality of life and happiness of upper elementary school students

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-31
Author(s):  
Josipa Erdeši ◽  
Željka Mendek Ocelić ◽  
Gorka Vuletić
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of this paper is to test the impact of the implementation of gratitude development program on the quality of life and happiness of sixth, seventh and eighth grade elementary school students. The total of 79 students of one elementary school from a rural part of Eastern Croatia participated in the research, divided into experimental (N = 39) and control (N = 40) groups. The gratitude development program was conducted once a day for a period of four weeks. The Personal Well-Being Index for School Children and the Subjective Happiness Scale were administered before and after the program. The results were processed by a two-way analysis of variance with repeated measurements on the first factor. There was a significant increase in the level of overall quality of life and specific quality of life domains in the experimental group in comparison to the control group. There were no significant changes in happiness level in the experimental group after the program. The findings contribute to a better understanding of the relationship of gratitude, the quality of life and the experience of happiness. Also, the results indicate the importance of using psychological interventions that can improve the quality of life of students in the educational context. The paper extensively discusses the usefulness of this research and its implications for future research.

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