Beach Center Family Quality of Life Survey
Developed to capture overall family quality of life for use in research and policy/programmatic contexts. Measures how family functions as a social unit and issues specific to families with children with disabilities. Includes 5 domains (subscales): family interaction, parenting, emotional well-being, physical/material well-being, and disability-related support. Development based on qualitative data from parents of children with disabilities; psychometrically tested. Testing to date only on families with children < 12 years.
Hoffman, L., Marquis, J., Poston, D., Summers, J. A., & Turnbull, A. (2006). Assessing family outcomes: Psychometric evaluation of the beach center family quality of life scale. Journal of Marriage and Family, 68(4), 1069–1083.
Translations:
Chinese Mandarin: Chiu, S.J, Chen, P.T., Chou, Y.T., & Chien, L.Y. (2017). The Mandarin Chinese version of the Beach Centre Family Quality of Life Scale: development and psychometric properties in Taiwanese families of children with developmental delay. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 61(4), 373–384.
French: Rivard, M., Mercier, C., Mestari, Z., Terroux, A., Mello, C., Bégin, J. (2017). Psychometric Properties of the Beach Center Family Quality of Life in French-Speaking Families With a Preschool-Aged Child Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Am J Intellect Dev Disabil., 122(5), 439-452.
Spanish: Verdugo, M.A., Córdoba, L., & Gómez, J. (2005). Spanish adaptation and validation of the Family Quality of Life Survey. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 49(10), 794–798.
Turkish: Meral, B. & Cavkaytar, A. (2013). Turkish Adaptation, Validity and Reliability Study of the Beach Center Family Quality of Life Scale. Egitim Ve Bilim (Education and Science), 38(170), 48–60.
Additional information
| Construct | Family Quality of Life |
|---|---|
| Condition | Disability |
| Age | Child |
| Country Where Developed | United States |
| Number of Items | 25 |
| Subscales | Disability-Related Support, Emotional Well-Being, Family Interaction, Parenting, Physical/Material Well-Being |
| Short Form? | No |
| Respondent | Parent |
| Language(s) | English, French, Mandarin, Spanish, Turkish |
| Cost/Fee | No cost |
| How to Access | Available on Beach Center website: https://beachcenter.lsi.ku.edu/sites/default/files/2019-10/1.BeachCenterQualityofLifeScale-WithUpdate.pdf |