Subjective well-being measures for children were developed within the PROMIS Project: presentation of first results

TY - JOUR

T1 - Subjective well-being measures for children were developed within the PROMIS Project: presentation of first results

AU - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike

AU - Devine, Janine

AU - Bevans, Katherine

AU - Riley, Anne W

AU - Moon, Jeanhee

AU - Salsman, John M

AU - Forrest, Christopher B

N1 - Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

PY - 2014/2/1

Y1 - 2014/2/1

N2 - OBJECTIVES: The aims of this Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) study were to (1) conceptualize children's subjective well-being (SWB) and (2) produce item pools with excellent content validity for calibration and use in computerized adaptive testings (CATs).STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Children's SWB was defined through semistructured interviews with experts, children (aged 8-17 years), parents, and a systematic literature review to identify item concepts comprehensively covering the full spectrum of SWB. Item concepts were transformed into item expressions and evaluated for comprehensibility using cognitive interviews, reading level analysis, and translatability review.RESULTS: Children's SWB comprises affective (positive affect) and global evaluation components (life satisfaction). Input from experts, children, parents, and the literature indicated that the eudaimonic dimension of SWB-that is, a sense of meaning and purpose-could be evaluated. Item pools for life satisfaction (56 items), positive affect (53 items), and meaning and purpose (55 items) were produced. Small differences in comprehensibility of some items were observed between children and adolescents.CONCLUSION: The SWB measures for children are the first to assess both the hedonic and eudaimonic aspects of SWB. Both children and youth seem to understand the concepts of a meaningful life, optimism, and goal orientation.

AB - OBJECTIVES: The aims of this Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) study were to (1) conceptualize children's subjective well-being (SWB) and (2) produce item pools with excellent content validity for calibration and use in computerized adaptive testings (CATs).STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Children's SWB was defined through semistructured interviews with experts, children (aged 8-17 years), parents, and a systematic literature review to identify item concepts comprehensively covering the full spectrum of SWB. Item concepts were transformed into item expressions and evaluated for comprehensibility using cognitive interviews, reading level analysis, and translatability review.RESULTS: Children's SWB comprises affective (positive affect) and global evaluation components (life satisfaction). Input from experts, children, parents, and the literature indicated that the eudaimonic dimension of SWB-that is, a sense of meaning and purpose-could be evaluated. Item pools for life satisfaction (56 items), positive affect (53 items), and meaning and purpose (55 items) were produced. Small differences in comprehensibility of some items were observed between children and adolescents.CONCLUSION: The SWB measures for children are the first to assess both the hedonic and eudaimonic aspects of SWB. Both children and youth seem to understand the concepts of a meaningful life, optimism, and goal orientation.

KW - Adolescent

KW - Affect

KW - Child

KW - Female

KW - Happiness

KW - Health Status

KW - Humans

KW - Information Systems

KW - Male

KW - Outcome Assessment (Health Care)

KW - Parents

KW - Pediatrics

KW - Personal Satisfaction

KW - Psychology, Child

KW - Quality of Life

U2 - 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.08.018

DO - 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.08.018

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 24295987

VL - 67

SP - 207

EP - 218

JO - J CLIN EPIDEMIOL

JF - J CLIN EPIDEMIOL

SN - 0895-4356

IS - 2

ER -