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Scales and instruments zone - inventory

Scales/instruments used in surveys held by the ESDS, by subject:

• Cognitive style
• Environment
• Family functioning, marital adjustment
• Indices
• Infant and child temperament and behaviour, maternal attachment
• Intelligence, cognition and ability tests
• Intergroup relations
• Locus of control
• Personality
• Political attitudes
• Psychological and physical health and well-being
• Religion
• Self-esteem
• Social support, social functioning, social care
• Work-related

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Cognitive style

• Cognitive Style Index (CSI)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Cognitive Style Index"]
• Decision Making Styles Questionnaire (DMSQ)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Decision Making Styles Questionnaire"]

Environment

• New Ecological Paradigm (NEP)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["New Ecological Paradigm" scale]
• Place Attachment
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Place Attachment" scale]

Family functioning, marital adjustment

• Golombok Rust Inventory of Marital State (GRIMS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Golombok Rust Inventory of Marital State"]
• Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Test (LWMAT)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Test"]
• McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["McMaster Family Assessment Device"]

Indices

• Goldthorpe-Heath Class Schema
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Goldthorpe-Heath Class Schema"]

• Hope-Goldthorpe Scale (HG)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Hope-Goldthorpe Scale"]
• Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Index of Multiple Deprivation"]
• McClements Equivalence Scale
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["McClements Equivalence Scale"]
• Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation"]

Infant and child temperament and behaviour, maternal attachment

• Carey Temperament Scales (CTS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Carey Temperament Scales"]
• Communication and Symbolic Behaviour Scales (CSBS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Communication and Symbolic Behaviour Scales"]
• Condon Maternal Attachment Questionnaire
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Condon Maternal Attachment Questionnaire"]
• Conners Rating Scales (CRS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Conners Rating Scales"]
• Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Denver Developmental Screening Test"]
• Rutter Behaviour Scales
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Rutter Behaviour Scales"]
• Temperament scale developed for the Child Surveys of the National Longitudinal Study of Youth (NLSY)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Temperament scale developed for the Child Surveys of the National Longitudinal Study of Youth"]

Intelligence, cognition and ability tests

• Animal Naming Test
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Animal Naming Test"]
• Behavioural Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome (BADS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Behavioural Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome"]
• Braken Basic Concept Scale (BBCS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Braken Basic Concept Scale"]
• British Ability Scales (BAS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["British Ability Scales"]
• Cognitive Developmental Assessment (CDA)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Cognitive Developmental Assessment"]
• Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Cognitive Failures Questionnaire"]
• Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Early Grade Reading Assessment"]
• McCarthy Scale of Child Abilities (MSCA)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["McCarthy Scale of Child Abilities"]
• Minimum Data Set (MDS) Cognitive Performance Scale (CPS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Minimum Data Set Cognitive Performance Scale"]
• Modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Screening (TICS-m)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Screening"]
• National Adult Reading Test (NART)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["National Adult Reading Test"]
• Peabody Individual Achievement Tests (PIAT)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Peabody Individual Achievement Tests"]
• Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test"]
• Raven's Progressive Matrices
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Raven's Progressive Matrices"]
• Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test (RBMT)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test"]
• Speed and Capacity of Language Processing (SCOLP) Test
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Speed and Capacity of Language Processing Test"]
• Southgate Group Reading Test
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Southgate Group Reading Test"]
• Test of Everyday Attention (TEA)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Test of Everyday Attention"]
• Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale"]
• Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children"]

Intergroup relations

• Intergroup Anxiety
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Intergroup Anxiety" scale]
• Race Stereotyping Scale
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Race Stereotyping Scale"]
• Social Distance Scale
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Social Distance Scale"]

Locus of control

• Children's Attribution of Responsibility and Locus of Control (CARALOC)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Children's Attribution of Responsibility and Locus of Control"]
• Economic Locus of Control
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Economic Locus of Control"]
• Health Locus of Control (HLC) Scale
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Health Locus of Control Scale"]
• Work Locus of Control Scale (WLCS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Work Locus of Control Scale"]

Personality

• Big Five Inventory (BFI)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Big Five Inventory"]
• Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Eysenck Personality Inventory"]
• Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Eysenck Personality Questionnaire"]
• Framingham Type A Scale (FTAS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Framingham Type A Scale"]
• International Personality Item Pool (IPIP)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["International Personality Item Pool"]
• Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Revised NEO Personality Inventory"]

Political attitudes

• Downsian Scales
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Downsian Scales"]
• Left/Right
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Left/Right political scales"]
• Libertarian/Authoritarian
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Libertarian/Authoritarian" scale]
• Socialist/Laissez Faire
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Socialist/Laissez Faire" scale]
• Welfarist
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Welfarist scale"]
• Welsh Nationalism Scale
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Welsh Nationalism Scale"]

Psychological and physical health and well-being

General health, well-being, and quality of life

• Activities of Daily Living Schedules (ADLs)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Activities of Daily Living Schedule"]
• Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living"]
• Cantril Ladder Scale
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Cantril Ladder"]
• CASP-19 Quality of Life Measure (CASP-19)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["CASP-19"]
• Context Free Environmental Characteristics Scale
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Context Free Environmental Characteristics Scale"]
• Cornell Medical Index (CMI)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Cornell Medical Index"]
• EQ-5D Health State (EQ-5D)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["EQ-5D Health State"]
• General Health Questionnaire (GHQ)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["General Health Questionnaire"]
• Kidscreen-27
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Kidscreen-27"]
• Malaise Inventory
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Malaise Inventory"]
• Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Short Form 12 Health Survey (SF-12)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["sf-12"]
• Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["sf-36"]
• Participation in Activities Scale
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Participation in Activities Scale"]
• Philadelphia Geriatric Center (PGC) Morale Scale
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale"]
• Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Positive and Negative Affect Scale"]
• Ryff's Scales of Psychological Wellbeing (RPWB)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Ryff's Scales of Psychological Well Being"]
• Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Satisfaction With Life Scale"]
• Sickness Impact Profile (SIP)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Sickness Impact Profile"]
• Social and Health Assessment Peer Victimisation Scale
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Social and Health Assessment Peer Victimisation Scale"]
• Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale"]
• Wellbeing in Developing Countries: Quality of Life (WeD-QoL)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Wellbeing in Developing Countries: Quality of Life"]

Psychological morbidity (e.g., anxiety, depression)

• Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale"]
• Children's Depression Inventory (CDI)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Children's Depression Inventory"]
• De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale"]
• Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale"]
• Development and Well-Being Assessment (DAWBA)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Development and Well-Being Assessment"]
• Edinburgh Post-Natal Depression Scale (EPDS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Edinburgh Post-Natal Depression Scale"]
• Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Geriatric Depression Scale"]
• Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale"]
• Index of Mental Health
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Index of Mental Health"]
• Leeds Depression, Anxiety Scale (DAS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Leeds Depression, Anxiety Scale"]
• Life Events and Difficulties Schedule (LEDS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Life Events and Difficulties Schedule"]
• Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale"]
• Present State Examination (PSE)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Present State Examination"]
• Psychosis Screening Questionnaire (PSQ)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Psychosis Screening Questionnaire"]
• Reasons for Living Inventory (RFL)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Reasons for Living Inventory"]
• Revised Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS-R)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Revised Clinical Interview Schedule"]
• Rutter Behaviour Scales
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Rutter Behaviour Scales"]
• Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry"]
• Self Reporting Questionnaire 20 (SRQ-20)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Self Reporting Questionnaire 20"]
• State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["State Trait Anxiety Inventory"]
• Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire"]
• Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-II)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV"]
• Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Scale (SAD)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Scale"]
• Trauma Screening Questionnaire (TSQ)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Trauma Screening Questionnaire"]
• Wakefield Self-Assessment Depression Inventory
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Wakefield Self-Assessment Depression Inventory"]

Alcohol use

• Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test"]
• Biphasic Alcohol Effects Scale (BAES)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Biphasic Alcohol Effects Scale"]
• CAGE Assessment (Alcohol Abuse) (CAGE)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["CAGE Assessment (Alcohol)"]
• Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire (SADQ)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire"]

Specific medical conditions

• Edinburgh Claudication Questionnaire (ECQ)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Edinburgh Claudication Questionnaire"]
• Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Sleep Scale
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Medical Outcomes Study Sleep Scale"]
• Medical Research Council (MRC) Respiratory Questionnaire
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Medical Research Council Respiratory Questionnaire"]
• Rose Angina Questionnaire (RAQ)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Rose Angina Questionnaire"]

Religion

• Religious Activity Measure
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Religious Activity Measure"]

Self-esteem

• Harter's Perceived Competence Scale for Children (PCS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Harter's Perceived Competence Scale for Children"]
• Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Children (SPPC)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Children"]
• Lawrence's Self-Esteem Questionnaire (LAWSEQ)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Lawrence's Self-Esteem Questionnaire"]
• Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale"]
• Self-Esteem Questionnaire (SEQ)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Self-Esteem Questionnaire"]

Social support, social functioning, social care

• Older People's Utility Scale for Social Care (OPUS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Older People's Utility Scale for Social Care"]
• Perceived Social Support (PSS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Perceived Social Support"]
• Self-Report Coping Scale (SRCS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Self-Report Coping Scale"]
• Social Care Outcome for Older People (SCOOP)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Social Care Outcome for Older People"]
• Social Functioning Questionnaire (SFQ)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Social Functioning Questionnaire"]
• Wenger's Support Network Typology
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Wenger's Support Network Typology"]

Work-related

• Commitment at Work
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Commitment at Work" scale]
• Directive and Supportive Leadership
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Directive and Supportive Leadership"]
• Distributive Justice Scale (DJS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Distributive Justice Scale"]
• Formal Procedures Scale
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Formal Procedures Scale"]
• Job-related well-being
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Job-related well-being"]
• Kanungo's Job Involvement Questionnaire (JIQ)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Kanungo's Job Involvement Questionnaire"]
• Perceived Organisational Support (POS)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Perceived Organisational Support"]
• Voluntary Workplace Behaviour (VWB)
  • Use in UK surveys
  • Google Scholar search - ["Voluntary Workplace Behaviour" scale]

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