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Self and wellbeing

Quality of Life

Your own assessment of your life across health, circumstances and relationships.

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At a glance

Questions
26
Typical time
Under 10 min
Time limit
30 min
Age
18+
Compared with
Adults generally

Various

Quality of Life

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What it reports

Reported as one overall score rather than as separate scales.

What it measures

How you rate your own life across physical health, psychological well-being, social relationships and your environment.

How a result is read
Very low2%Low14%Average68%High14%Very high2%

Your score is read against adults generally. The bands below come from the shape of a normal distribution, which is the model the scoring assumes rather than a count from a reference sample. Most people sit in the middle and both ends are rare by definition, so a band is a position in a distribution, not a verdict.

Good uses

  • Seeing which area drags the others down.
  • A structured way to describe how life is going.
  • A starting point for reflection, coaching or a conversation.

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Known limits

  • It records how you see yourself, not how you behave. The two come apart whenever you have a reason to look good.
  • It is not a diagnosis and does not replace speaking to a professional.
  • It asks how you feel about your circumstances, not what your circumstances are.

Other tests

Covering similar ground: Self-Esteem and Emotional Intelligence.

How it works

Three steps, then a result

  1. You answer

    26 questions, under 10 min. There is no penalty for stopping early. Finish in one sitting: answers are not saved if you leave the page.

  2. It is scored

    Scoring happens the moment you finish. Nothing is queued, emailed later or charged for.

  3. You read it against adults

    Your score is read against adults generally. That is a way of interpreting the score, not a percentile against a normed sample: it tells you what the score means, not where you rank in a defined reference population.

What you get

Your results, and their limits

As soon as you finish

You see your score on each scale the test measures, together with a short note on what that scale refers to and how to read the number. There is no charge.

Scores are read against adults generally. That is a way of interpreting the score rather than a percentile against a normed sample, so it tells you what the score means rather than where you rank among people of your age, occupation or country.

What it will not tell you

It is not a diagnosis and not a clinical assessment. It will not tell you whether you are suited to a particular job or course, and a score is not a verdict on you.

Results depend on how carefully and honestly you answer. If a result concerns you, or you are struggling, speak to a doctor or a licensed psychologist. Terms of use.

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26 questions | Under 10 min | free | scored immediately

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