Friedman Quality of Life Scale

Copyright 1994 by Philip H. Friedman, Ph.D.

The Friedman Quality of Life Scale has 12 items that assess a person’s subjective experience of the quality of life. The items assess a person’s ability to adjust to changes, enjoy themselves, handle problems that come up, feel free, accept and adapt to life etc. The Friedman Quality of Life Scale is easy to administer, score and interpret and can easily be used to track changes over time.

Reliability data

The Friedman Quality of Life Scale has a cronbach alpha reliability score of .85. The test-retest reliability is .84 at 1 week, .81 at 2 weeks, .69 at 3 weeks and .55 at 4 weeks in a clinical population.

Validity data

The Friedman Quality of Life Scale correlates .69 in a college sample, .55 in a clinical sample and .49 in a large sample of California employees with the Friedman Well-Being Scale. The Friedman Quality of Life Scale also correlates substantially in the expected direction with over 100 other clinical scales.

Pricing

The “Permission Set” includes the comprehensive Professional Manual plus 25 copies of the Scale. It also allows you to duplicate an unlimited number of copies of the Scale.

NOTE: The three Friedman Assessment Scales require a “License to Use Agreement” — a simple 4 point understanding. Please read the following statements and check all four boxes underneath the statements, indicating that you agree to this agreement:

1. I agree to leave the copyright notice on the Friedman Assessment Scale(s).

2. I agree not to make any changes to the Friedman Assessment Scale(s).

3. I agree to use the Friedman Assessment Scale(s) in paper and pencil form and not create any electronic versions of the scale(s) without Dr. Friedman’s express permission.

4. I agree to use the Friedman Assessment Scale(s) thoughtfully and responsibly, always with regard to my clients’ well-being.