MEASURE REPOSITORY
The Center for Population Health aims to advance capacity for research by facilitating access to the measures utilized in our studies. Here you can browse and download each of these measures as a word document or REDCap data dictionary file (CSV), to easily utilize in your own surveys. This repository includes measures of relevant variables relating to mental health, emotion, culture, substance use, traits, and behavior designed for adult, youth, and child populations. The included cultural measures are available in English and Spanish translations. Most assessments are official full length measures, unless otherwise noted as an official shortened or unofficial shortened measure.
If you are an author of a measure contained in the repository and have corrections to any of the materials posted or wish for your measure to be removed, please let us know. Contact Daniel Soto (danielws@usc.edu) to comment or to contribute to the repository.
Mental Health/Emotional Assessments
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale (GAD-7)
The GAD-7 (Spitzer et al., 2006) is a 7-item easy to perform initial screening tool for generalized anxiety disorder. The GAD-7 measures frequency of symptoms over the past two weeks with a 4-point Likert-type scale (0=not at all, 3=nearly every day).Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS)
The SHAPS (Snaith et al., 1995) is a 14-item questionnaire designed to measure hedonic tone and its absence, anhedonia, in the last few days. There are four response options (strongly disagree to strongly agree), in which both “Disagree” responses scores 1 point and either of the “Agree” responses scores 0 points.Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS)
The SWLS (Diener et al., 1985) is a 5-item questionnaire designed to measure global life satisfaction with a 7-point Likert scale (1 =strongly disagree, 7 =strongly agree).Mood Disorder Questionnaire
The Mood Disorder Questionnaire (Hirschfeld et al., 2000) is a 15-item brief self-report screening instrument for bipolar spectrum disorders questionnaire designed to measure global life satisfaction with a 7-point Likert scale (1 =strongly disagree, 7 =strongly agree).Subjective Happiness Scale
The Subjective Happiness Scale (Lyubomirsky & Lepper, 1999) is a 4-item measure of subjective happiness. Two items ask respondents to characterize themselves using both absolute ratings and rating relative to peers, while the other two items offer brief descriptions of happy and unhappy individuals and ask respondents to extent to which each characterization describes. The measure is scored on a 7-point Likert scale.Distress Tolerance Scale
The Distress Tolerance Scale (Simons & Gaher, 2005) is a 15-item self-report measure of emotional distress tolerance. The measure is scored on a 5-point Likert scale (1=strongly agree, 5=strongly disagree). There are four subscales of distress tolerance; (1) tolerability and aversiveness, (2) appraisal and acceptability, (3) tendency to absorb attention and disrupt functioning, and (4) regulation of emotions, specifically, the consequent strength of action tendencies to either avoid or immediately attenuate the experience.Revised Children’s Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS)
The RCADS (Chorpita et al., 2000) is intended to assess children's symptoms corresponding to selected DSM-IV anxiety and major depressive disorders. The full RCADS is 47-items and has 6 subscales, however the scale included here is 40-items and only includes 5 subscales (generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder). The scale is scored on a 4-point Likert-type scale describing how often symptoms are experienced (0=never, 3=always).The World Health Organization Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS)
The ASRS (Kessler et al., 2005) is a 18-item self-report self-report screening scale of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The ASRS includes 18 questions about frequency of recent DSM-IV Criterion A symptoms of adult ADHD. The ASRS is scored on a 5-point Likert scale (1= never, 5=very often).Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), NIMH -- Official Shortened Assessment
The CES-D (Redloff, 1977) is a 10-item self-report scale designed to measure depressive symptomatology in the general population. The items of the scale are symptoms associated with depression, and the scale is rated on a 4-point Likert-type scale corresponding to how often the respondent experienced each symptom in a week (1=less than 1 day, 4=5-7 days).The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5) -- Unofficial Shortened Assessment
The PC-PTSD-5 (Prins et al., 2015) is a 5-item screen that was designed for use in primary care settings. The measure begins with an item designed to assess whether the respondent has had any exposure to traumatic events. If a respondent denies exposure, the PC-PTSD-5 is complete with a score of 0. However, if a respondent indicates that they have experienced a traumatic event over the course of their life, the respondent is instructed to respond to five additional yes/no questions about how that trauma exposure has affected them over the past month.
Cultural Assessments (Spanish and English)
The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM)
The MEIM (Pinney, 1992) is a 12-item scale designed to measure ethnic identity based on the elements of ethnic identity that are common across groups, so that it can be used with all ethnic groups. The measure can be used to examine similarities and differences in ethnic identity and its correlates among youths from different ethnic groups. The MEIM uses a 5-point Likert scale (1=strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree).
Bicultural Stress Scale
The 20-item Bicultural Stress Scale (Romero & Roberts, 2003) assessed experiences of acculturative stress. The scale includes experiences of conflict stemming from differential acculturation, language difficulties, and family obligation. The response scale ranges from not having experienced the stressor (1) to very stressful (5).
Perceived Negative Context of Reception
The Perceived Negative Context of Reception scale (Schwartz et al., 2014) is a 6-item scale designed to measure one’s perception of the opportunity structure, degree of openness versus hostility, and acceptance in the local community. In the parent version, items referred to work, whereas in the adolescent version these items were rephrased to refer to school. A five-point Likert scale is used, with responses ranging from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree).
Perceived Discrimination Scale
The Perceived Discrimination Scale (Phinney, Madden, & Santos, 1998) consists of seven items asking about the degree to which participants have been treated unfairly by members of the receiving community (e.g., “How often do teachers or employers treat you unfairly or negatively because of your ethnic background?”). The scale uses a 5-point Likert scale (1=never, 5=daily or nearly daily).
Triandis Individualism-Collectivism Scale
The Triandis Individualism-Collectivism Scale (Triandis, 1995) is an 8-item scale designed to measure cultural values in terms of individualism-collectivism. Sample items include “I’d rather depend on myself than on others” (individualism) and “Family members should stick together, no matter what sacrifices are required” (collectivism). This measure uses a 5-point Likert scale (1=strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree).
The American Identity Measure (AIM)
The AIM (Schwartz et al., 2012) is designed to measure U.S. identity with 12-items and a 5-point Likert scale (1=strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree). This measure parallels the MEIM in terms of item content and structure. In the AIM, “the United States” was inserted in place of “my ethnic group.”
Bicultural Involvement Questionnaire (BIQ)
The BIQ (Guo, Suarez-Morales, Schwartz, & Szapocznik, 2009; Szapocznik, Kurtines, & Fernandez, 1980) is designed to measure cultural practices with 24-items, 12 of which assess American practices (e.g., speaking English, eating American food, associating with American friends), and 12 of which assess Hispanic practices (e.g., speaking Spanish, eating Hispanic food, associating with Hispanic friends). The BIQ uses a 5-point Likert scale (1=not at all, 5=very much).
Substance Use Assessments
Rutgers Alcohol Problems Index (RAPI)
The RAPI (White and Labouvie, 1989) is a 23-item unidimensional self-report tool for the standardized and efficient assessment of problem drinking during adolescence. Respondents are asked to rate the frequency of problems experienced related to alcohol use with a 5-point Likert scale.Drug Abuse Screening Test Short Form (DAST-10) -- Official Shortened Assessment
The DAST-10 (McCabe et al., 2006) is a 10-item brief instrument for clinical screening and treatment evaluation research. DAST-10 questions concern drug use other than alcohol. Respondents are instructed to answer “yes” or “no” to each of the DAST-10 items.The Hooked On Nicotine Checklist (HONC)
The HONC (DiFranza et al., 2002) is a 10-item self-report tool for assessing the onset of nicotine dependence. The HONC consists of yes or no questions about loss of autonomy due to nicotine dependence.