Domain

Psychosocial wellbeing

These measures have been identified as commonly used measures within the LifeCourse cohorts. These measures were identified to encourage potential opportunities for data harmonisation. The descriptions provided are intended to give cohort custodians and data users some common criteria to assess a survey for appropriateness to use in their own studies. It is not intended to mandate the use of any measure, or provide a comprehensive understanding of these measures.

This information was collated by the LifeCourse team from scoring manuals and documentation, publications, and official measure websites. To read about this process in more detail, access our report.

Measure No. of cohorts using measure Cost and accessibility Time to complete Key reference/s and measure information Reference frame Constructs assessed by measure Age range
LTE: List of Threatening Experiences 3

Pending clarification

1 minute

Brugha T.S. and Cragg, D. (1990). The List of Threatening Experiences: the reliability and validity of a brief life events questionnaire. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 82: 77-81. DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1990.tb01360.x

Lifetime (have you ever)
  • Life events
  • Adverse event
  • Life events
  • Self-report
  • 18+ years
PedsQL 4.0: Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory – 4.0 Generic Core Scales 9
  • MCRI has a site-wide license, and comes at a reduced cost for MCRI researchers. Find out more here.
  • This measure is pre-programmed into REDCap for MCRI researchers. Find out more here.

5-10 minutes (estimate)

Varni, J. W., Burwinkle, T. M., Seid, M., & Skarr, D. (2003). The PedsQL™* 4.0 as a pediatric population health measure: feasibility, reliability, and validity. Ambulatory pediatrics, 3(6), 329-341. DOI: 10.1367/1539-4409(2003)003<0329:tpaapp>2.0.co;2

Past one month
  • School functioning
  • Emotional problems
  • Psychosocial functioning
  • Activity of daily living
  • Psychosocial functioning
  • Quality of Life
  • Parent report for toddlers (ages 2-4)
  • Child and parent report for young children (ages 5-7)
  • Children (ages 8-12)
  • Teens (ages 13-18)
  • Young adults (ages 18-26)
  • Adults (ages over 26)
PedsQL-GWB: Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory – General Well-Being Scale 5
  • MCRI has a site-wide license, and comes at a reduced cost for MCRI researchers. Find out more here.
  • This measure is pre-programmed into REDCap for MCRI researchers, find out more here.

1-2 minutes (estimate)

Past one month
  • General wellbeing
  • Quality of Life

Parent or self-report for ages 8-12, 13-18, and 18-25
SATI: School Aged Temperament Inventory 5

Publicly available, no cost, permission not needed

~10 minutes (estimate)

McClowry, S.G. (1995). The development of the School-Age Temperament Inventory. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 41: 271-285.

Current state
  • Emotional adjustment
  • Hyperactive behaviour
  • Social behaviour
  • Persistence
  • Emotional adjustment
  • Persistence
  • Temperament

Parent report, index child aged 4-12
SCQ: Social Communication Questionnaire 5
  • $96.14 per pack of 20 via Pearson website.
  • Not currently pre-programmed into REDCap.

10 minutes

Past 3 months
  • Pervasive developmental disorder
  • Communication skills
  • Pervasive developmental disorder
  • Social skills
  • Communication skills
  • Social skills

Parent report, index child aged 4+
SDC: Societal Discrimination Concern 5

Pending clarification

1-2 minutes (estimate)

Leventhal, A. M., Cho, J., Andrabi, N., & Barrington-Trimis, J. (2018). Association of Reported Concern About Increasing Societal Discrimination With Adverse Behavioral Health Outcomes in Late Adolescence. JAMA pediatrics, 172(10), 924–933. DOI: jamapediatrics.2018.2022

Current state
  • Victim of racial discrimination

Pending clarification
SDQ: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire 17
  • MCRI has a site-wide license, with a usage charge. Find out more here.
  • This measure has been pre-programmed into REDCap. MCRI researchers can find out more here.

5-10 minutes

Last six months, or this school year
  • Conduct disorder
  • Emotional problems
  • Hyperactive behaviour
  • Psychosocial functioning
  • Peer relationship
  • Prosocial behaviour
  • Psychosocial functioning
  • Parent or teacher report (2-17 years)
  • Self-report (11-17 years)
STST: Short Temperament Scale for Toddlers 4

Pending clarification 

~5 minutes (estimate)

The STST is an Australian Temperament Project adaptation of the Toddler Temperament Scale.

  • Fullard, W., McDevitt, S.C. and Carey, W.B. (1984). Assessing temperament in one- to three-year old children. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 9: 205-216. DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/9.2.205
  • Prior, M., Sanson, A., Oberklaid, F. and Northam, E. (1987). Measurement of temperament in 1 to 3 year old children. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 10: 121-132. DOI: 10.1177/016502548701000108
  • Sewell, J., Oberklaid, F., Prior, M., Sanson, A. and Kyrios, M. (1988). Temperament in Australian toddlers. Australian Paediatric Journal, 24: 343-345. DOI:  
    10.1111/j.1440-1754.1988.tb01385.x

Current state
  • Fussy infant
  • Hyperactive behaviour
  • Attention
  • Persistence
  • Prosocial behaviour
  • Fussy infant
  • Persistence
  • Temperament

Parent report, index child ages 1-3, but can be administered beyond 36 months