Health & Clinical Psychology Scales
138 validated scales · 119 free to use
Scales for measuring mental health, wellbeing, stress and health behaviour. The domain includes widely used screening instruments such as the PHQ-9, GAD-7, Beck Depression Inventory-II and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, alongside the Perceived Stress Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Brief COPE and Maslach Burnout Inventory. It also covers mindfulness, rumination, avoidance and acceptance, body image, trauma, and health communication and health behaviour measures. Some instruments in this domain are licensed, and screening tools are intended for research use, not clinical diagnosis. Pages for scales that touch on sensitive content carry safeguarding notes, and item wording is withheld where appropriate.
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A B C D E F G H I L M N O P R S T U W Y Z A Acceptance and Action Questionnaire – II (AAQ-II) Bond, F.W., Hayes, S.C., Baer, R.A., Carpenter, K.M., Guenole, N., et al. · 2011 · 7 items · α 0.78–0.88 Acceptance of Disability Scale – Revised (ADS-R) Linkowski, D.C. · 1971 · 50 items · α 0.85–0.92 Adolescent Alcohol Drinking Intention (AADI) Russell, C. A., Hamby, A. M., & Russell, D. W. · 2018 · 3 items · α .91 Adolescent Smoking Intention (ASI) Andrews, J. C., Netemeyer, R. G., Burton, S., Moberg, P. D., & et al. · 2004 · 3 items · α .85 Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS-v1.1) Kessler, R.C., Adler, L., Ames, M., Demler, O., Faraone, S., et al. · 2005 · 18 items · α 0.63–0.88 Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire (ACE-Q) Felitti, V.J., Anda, R.F., Nordenberg, D., Williamson, D.F., et al. · 1998 · 10 items · α N/A (test-retest reliability 0.78) Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) Saunders, J.B., Aasland, O.G., Babor, T.F., de la Fuente, J.R., & et al. · 1993 · 10 items · α 0.75–0.92 Anti-Smoking Message Effectiveness (ASME) Davis, C., & Burton, S. · 2016 · 3 items · α 0.87–0.90 Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) Baron-Cohen, S., Wheelwright, S., Skinner, R., Martin, J., & et al. · 2001 · 50 items · α 0.63–0.77 B Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) Beck, A.T., Epstein, N., Brown, G., & Steer, R.A. · 1988 · 21 items · α 0.92–0.94 Beck Depression Inventory – Second Edition (BDI-II) Beck, A.T., Steer, R.A., & Brown, G.K. · 1996 · 21 items · α 0.89–0.94 Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS) Kanter, J.W., Mulick, P.S., Busch, A.M., Berlin, K.S., & Martell, C.R. · 2007 · 25 items · α 0.79–0.90 Body Image Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (BI-AAQ) Sandoz, E.K., Wilson, K.G., Merwin, R.M., & Kellum, K.K. · 2013 · 12 items · α 0.89–0.94 Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ-34) Cooper, P.J., Taylor, M.J., Cooper, Z., & Fairburn, C.G. · 1987 · 34 items · α 0.96–0.97 Borderline Symptom List – 23 (BSL-23) Bohus, M., Limberger, M.F., Frank, U., Chapman, A.L., Kühler, T., et al. · 2009 · 23 items · α 0.94–0.97 Brief COPE (Brief COPE) Carver, C.S. · 1997 · 28 items · α 0.50–0.90 (varies by subscale) Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ) Broadbent, E., Petrie, K.J., Main, J. & Weinman, J. · 2006 · 9 items · α 0.72–0.80 Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Cleeland, C.S. & Ryan, K.M. · 1994 · 15 items · α 0.80–0.93 Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) Smith, B.W., Dalen, J., Wiggins, K., Tooley, E., Christopher, P., et al. · 2008 · 6 items · α 0.80–0.91 Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) Derogatis, L.R. · 1993 · 53 items · α 0.71–0.85 C Camberwell Assessment of Need – Short Appraisal (CANSAS) Phelan, M., Slade, M., Thornicroft, G., Dunn, G., Holloway, F., et al. · 1995 · 22 items · α 0.99 (inter-rater) Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q) Hull, L., Mandy, W., Lai, M.C., Baron-Cohen, S., Allison, C., et al. · 2019 · 25 items · α 0.87–0.92 Childhood Attachment and Relational Trauma Screen (CARTS) Cook, A., Blaustein, M., Spinazzola, J., & van der Kolk, B. · 2003 · 20 items · α 0.76–0.85 Childhood Trauma Questionnaire – Short Form (CTQ-SF) Bernstein, D.P., Stein, J.A., Newcomb, M.D., Walker, E., Pogge, et al. · 2003 · 28 items · α 0.61–0.92 (varies by subscale) Chronic Stress (CS) Burroughs, J. E., & Rindfleisch, A. · 2002 · 7 items · α .86 Cigarette Attitude Ambivalence Hamby, A. & Russell, C. · 2022 · 4 items · α 0.91 Cognitive Assessment Interview (CAI) Nuechterlein, K.H., Green, M.F., Kern, R.S., Baade, L.E., Barch, et al. · 2008 · 10 items · α 0.89–0.93 Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) Garnefski, N., Kraaij, V., & Spinhoven, P. · 2001 · 36 items · α 0.68–0.83 Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire – Short (CERQ-Short) Garnefski, N. & Kraaij, V. · 2006 · 18 items · α 0.68–0.83 Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI) Dennis, J.P. & Vander Wal, J.S. · 2010 · 20 items · α 0.90–0.92 Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ) Gillanders, D.T., Bolderston, H., Bond, F.W., Dempster, M., et al. · 2014 · 7 items · α 0.88–0.93 Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Posner, K., Brown, G.K., Stanley, B., Brent, D.A., Yershova, K.V., et al. · 2011 · 10 items · α 0.73–0.80 Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10) Campbell-Sills, L. & Stein, M.B. · 2007 · 10 items · α 0.85–0.91 D Death Attitude Profile – Revised (DAP-R) Wong, P.T.P., Reker, G.T., & Gesser, G. · 1994 · 32 items · α 0.71–0.97 Depression Anxiety Stress Scales – 21 (DASS-21) Lovibond, S.H. & Lovibond, P.F. · 1995 · 21 items · α 0.81–0.94 Depression Scale (Lovibond Short Form) (DEPLOV) Lovibond, P. F., & Lovibond, S. H. · 1995 · 7 items · α .93 Depression Symptom Checklist (CES-D) (CESD) Radloff, L. S. · 1977 · 20 items · α .81 Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) Gratz, K.L. & Roemer, L. · 2004 · 36 items · α 0.80–0.89 Digital Addiction Scale (DAS-Digital) Balakrishnan, V. & Griffiths, M.D. · 2017 · 21 items · α 0.91–0.94 Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES-II) Bernstein, E.M. & Putnam, F.W. · 1986 · 28 items · α 0.93–0.95 Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) Berman, A.H., Bergman, H., Palmstierna, T., & Schlyter, F. · 2005 · 11 items · α 0.80–0.91 Dyadic Adjustment Scale – 4 (DAS-4) Sabourin, S., Valois, P., & Lussier, Y. · 2005 · 4 items · α 0.73–0.81 Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale (DAS) Weissman, A.N. & Beck, A.T. · 1978 · 40 items · α 0.89–0.92 E Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) Fairburn, C.G. & Beglin, S.J. · 1994 · 28 items · α 0.78–0.93 Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Cox, J.L., Holden, J.M., & Sagovsky, R. · 1987 · 10 items · α 0.79–0.87 Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire (ERSQ-27) Berking, M. & Znoj, H. · 2008 · 27 items · α 0.74–0.92 Experiences in Close Relationships – Revised (ECR-R) Fraley, R.C., Waller, N.G., & Brennan, K.A. · 2000 · 36 items · α 0.90–0.95 F Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) Krupp, L.B., LaRocca, N.G., Muir-Nash, J. & Steinberg, A.D. · 1989 · 9 items · α 0.88–0.96 Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale – Brief (BFNE) Leary, M.R. · 1983 · 12 items · α 0.90–0.95 Fear of the Disease Hita, M. L. R., Grégoire, Y., Lussier, B., Boissonneault, S., et al. · 2023 · 3 items · α 0.93 to 0.97 Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) Baer, R.A., Smith, G.T., Hopkins, J., Krietemeyer, J., & Toney, L. · 2006 · 39 items · α 0.75–0.91 Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire – Short Form (FFMQ-15) Gu, J., Strauss, C., Crane, C., Barnhofer, T., Karl, A., Cavanagh, et al. · 2016 · 15 items · α 0.72–0.86 G General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) Schwarzer, R. & Jerusalem, M. · 1995 · 10 items · α 0.75–0.91 Generalised Anxiety Disorder – 7 (GAD-7) Spitzer, R.L., Kroenke, K., Williams, J.B.W., & Löwe, B. · 2006 · 7 items · α 0.89–0.92 Goal Attainment (GOALATT) Dellande, S., Gilly, M. C., & Graham, J. L. · 2004 · 4 items · α .86 Grief Cognitions Questionnaire (GCQ) Boelen, P.A., Kip, H., Voorsluijs, J., & van den Bout, J. · 2003 · 38 items · α 0.87–0.93 H Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI) Salkovskis, P.M., Rimes, K.A., Warwick, H.M.C., & Clark, D.M. · 2002 · 18 items · α 0.74–0.86 Health Benefits of Sunscreen (HBOS) Keller, P. A. · 2006 · 5 items · α .89 Health Consciousness (Eating Behaviour) Pozharliev, R., De Angelis, M., Rossi, D., Bagozzi, R., & Amatulli, C. · 2023 · 11 items · α 0.80 Health Importance Scale (HIS) May, F., & Irmak, C. · 2014 · 3 items · α 0.94 Health Risk Concern and Testing Intention (HRCTI) Menon, G., Block, L. G., & Ramanathan, S. · 2002 · 3 items · α .83 Healthcare Seeking Likelihood Achar, C., Agrawal, N., & Hsieh, M. · 2020 · 4 items · α 0.92 Hypomania Checklist – 32 (HCL-32) Angst, J., Adolfsson, R., Benazzi, F., Gamma, A., Hantouche, E., et al. · 2005 · 32 items · α 0.79–0.86 I Impact of Event Scale – Revised (IES-R) Weiss, D.S. & Marmar, C.R. · 1997 · 22 items · α 0.79–0.92 Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) Morin, C.M. · 1993 · 7 items · α 0.74–0.91 Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (ISMI) Ritsher, J.B., Otilingam, P.G., & Grajales, M. · 2003 · 29 items · α 0.87–0.90 International Physical Activity Questionnaire – Short Form (IPAQ-SF) Craig, C.L., Marshall, A.L., Sjöström, M., Bauman, A.E., Booth, et al. · 2003 · 7 items · α N/A (test-retest reliability 0.76–0.97) International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) Cloitre, M., Shevlin, M., Brewin, C.R., Bisson, J.I., Roberts, et al. · 2018 · 18 items · α 0.87–0.92 Internet Gaming Disorder Scale – Short Form (IGDS9-SF) Pontes, H.M. & Griffiths, M.D. · 2015 · 9 items · α 0.87–0.93 Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ-15) Van Orden, K.A., Witte, T.K., Gordon, K.H., Bender, T.W., & et al. · 2008 · 15 items · α 0.85–0.94 Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale – Short Form (IUS-12) Carleton, R.N., Norton, M.A.P.J., & Asmundson, G.J.G. · 2007 · 12 items · α 0.85–0.93 Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG) Prigerson, H.G., Maciejewski, P.K., Reynolds, C.F., Bierhals, et al. · 1995 · 19 items · α 0.94–0.96 L Langer Mindfulness Scale (LMS-Langer) Pirson, M., Langer, E., Bodner, T., & Zilcha-Mano, S. · 2012 · 14 items · α 0.82–0.88 Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS-SR) Fresco, D.M., Coles, M.E., Heimberg, R.G., Liebowitz, M.R., Hami, et al. · 2001 · 24 items · α 0.82–0.96 M Mammogram Intention (MAMINT) Keller, P. A., Lipkus, I. M., & Rimer, B. K. · 2003 · 3 items · α .86 Maslach Burnout Inventory – General Survey (MBI-GS) Schaufeli, W.B., Leiter, M.P., Maslach, C., & Jackson, S.E. · 1996 · 16 items · α 0.73–0.89 Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) Brown, K.W. & Ryan, R.M. · 2003 · 15 items · α 0.82–0.87 Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ) Brown, T.A., Cash, T.F., & Mikulka, P.J. · 1990 · 69 items · α 0.73–0.89 Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20) Smets, E.M.A., Garssen, B., Bonke, B., & de Haes, J.C.J.M. · 1995 · 20 items · α 0.73–0.93 Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Wallston, K.A., Wallston, B.S., & DeVellis, R. · 1978 · 18 items · α 0.67–0.77 Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) Zimet, G.D., Dahlem, N.W., Zimet, S.G., & Farley, G.K. · 1988 · 12 items · α 0.81–0.95 N
O Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory – Revised (OCI-R) Foa, E.B., Huppert, J.D., Leiberg, S., Langner, R., Kichic, R., et al. · 2002 · 18 items · α 0.81–0.93 Occupational Stress Indicator (OSI-2) Robertson, I.T., Cooper, C.L., & Williams, J. · 1990 · 28 items · α 0.72–0.87 P Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) Sullivan, M.J.L., Bishop, S.R., & Pivik, J. · 1995 · 13 items · α 0.87–0.95 Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS-SR) Shear, M.K., Brown, T.A., Barlow, D.H., Money, R., Sholomskas, et al. · 1997 · 7 items · α 0.65–0.88 Parenting Stress Index – Short Form (PSI-SF) Abidin, R.R. · 1995 · 36 items · α 0.87–0.91 Patient Health Questionnaire – 9 (PHQ-9) Kroenke, K. & Spitzer, R.L. · 2001 · 9 items · α 0.86–0.89 Patient Physician Compliance (PPC) Hausman, A. · 2004 · 5 items · α .86 Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System – Depression (PROMIS-D) Cella, D., Yount, S., Rothrock, N., Gershon, R., Cook, K., Reeve, et al. · 2007 · 8 items · α 0.94–0.96 Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) Meyer, T.J., Miller, M.L., Metzger, R.L., & Borkovec, T.D. · 1990 · 16 items · α 0.91–0.95 Perceived Benefits of Social Distancing Hita, M. L. R., Grégoire, Y., Lussier, B., Boissonneault, S., et al. · 2023 · 4 items · α 0.88 to 0.95 across six waves Perceived Health Condition Severity (PHCS) Murdock, M.R., & Rajagopal, P. · 2017 · 3 items · α .90–.95 Perceived Product Nutritional Quality (PPNQ) Kozup, J. C., Creyer, E. H., & Burton, S. · 2003 · 4 items · α .84–.85 Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) Cohen, S., Kamarck, T., & Mermelstein, R. · 1983 · 10 items · α 0.84–0.90 Perceived Temporal Distance of Health Risk (PTDHR) Murdock, M.R., & Rajagopal, P. · 2017 · 3 items · α .91–.93 Personal Health Risk Concern Garrett, R., Johnson, A. M., & Burton, S. · 2023 · 3 items · α 0.83-0.88 (pretest and two studies) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Buysse, D.J., Reynolds, C.F., Monk, T.H., Berman, S.R., & Kupfer, D.J. · 1989 · 19 items · α 0.70–0.83 Positive Affect Negative Affect Schedule for Children (PANAS-C (Child)) Laurent, J., Catanzaro, S.J., Joiner, T.E., Rudolph, K.D., Potter, et al. · 1999 · 27 items · α 0.84–0.90 Positive Body Regard Naidu, D., Perkins, A. W., & Howlett, E. · 2023 · 10 items · α 0.94 to 0.96 across eight studies Positive Parenting Program – Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) Achenbach, T.M. & Rescorla, L.A. · 2001 · 113 items · α 0.78–0.97 Preference for Surgery Barasz, K., & Hagerty, S.F. · 2021 · 3 items · α 0.96 Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL-5) Stamm, B.H. · 2010 · 30 items · α 0.72–0.87 Protective Behavior Intentions (Covid) Shoenberger, H., Kim, E., & Sun, Y. · 2021 · 3 items · α 0.95 PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., Keane, T.M., Palmieri, P.A., Marx, et al. · 2013 · 20 items · α 0.91–0.96 R Recovery Assessment Scale (RAS) Corrigan, P.W., Giffort, D., Rashid, F., Leary, M., & Okeke, I. · 1999 · 24 items · α 0.86–0.91 Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS-R) Hendrick, S.S. · 1988 · 7 items · α 0.86–0.95 Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) Rosenberg, M. · 1965 · 10 items · α 0.77–0.88 Ruminative Response Scale (RRS) Nolen-Hoeksema, S. & Morrow, J. · 1991 · 22 items · α 0.88–0.92 S Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire – Brief (SPQ-B) Raine, A. · 1991 · 22 items · α 0.78–0.86 Self-efficacy (Eating Healthy) Weihrauch, A., & Huang, S. · 2021 · 4 items · α 0.91-0.95 Self-efficacy (Help End the Behavior) Coleman, J.T., Royne, M.B., & Pounders, K.R. · 2020 · 5 items · α 0.96-0.97 Self-efficacy (Mental Health) Achar, C., Agrawal, N., & Hsieh, M. · 2020 · 3 items · α 0.95 Short Form-12 Health Survey (SF-12) Ware, J.E., Kosinski, M., & Keller, S.D. · 1996 · 12 items · α 0.76–0.89 Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS) Mattick, R.P. & Clarke, J.C. · 1998 · 20 items · α 0.88–0.94 Social Phobia Scale (SPS) Mattick, R.P. & Clarke, J.C. · 1998 · 20 items · α 0.89–0.94 Somatic Anxiety Symptoms (SAS) Burroughs, J. E., & Rindfleisch, A. · 2002 · 7 items · α .86 State Self-Esteem Scale (SSES) Heatherton, T.F. & Polivy, J. · 1991 · 20 items · α 0.88–0.94 State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI-2) Spielberger, C.D. · 1999 · 57 items · α 0.73–0.94 State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Spielberger, C.D., Gorsuch, R.L., Lushene, R., Vagg, P.R., & et al. · 1983 · 40 items · α 0.86–0.95 Stigma Scale (SS-Devaluation) Link, B.G. · 1987 · 12 items · α 0.75–0.85 Subjective Food Fat Knowledge (SFFK) Moorman, C., Diehl, K., Brinberg, D., & Kidwell, B. · 2004 · 6 items · α .88 T Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK) Miller, R.P., Kori, S.H. & Todd, D.D. · 1991 · 17 items · α 0.76–0.91 Teenage Smoker Stereotype (TSS) Pechmann, C., & Knight, S. J. · 2002 · 12 items · α .97 Thinking About God (State) Casidy, R., Duhachek, A., Singh, V., & Tamaddoni, A. · 2021 · 3 items · α 0.95-0.97 Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire – Revised 18 (TFEQ-R18) Karlsson, J., Persson, L.O., Sjöström, L., & Sullivan, M. · 2000 · 18 items · α 0.78–0.91 Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) Bagby, R.M., Parker, J.D.A., & Taylor, G.J. · 1994 · 20 items · α 0.78–0.85 Trauma Symptoms Checklist – 40 (TSC-40) Briere, J. & Runtz, M. · 1989 · 40 items · α 0.89–0.93 Type D Personality Scale (DS14) Denollet, J. · 2005 · 14 items · α 0.82–0.88 U
W Weight Loss Program Compliance (WLPC) Dellande, S., Gilly, M. C., & Graham, J. L. · 2004 · 9 items · α .80 Weight Loss Program Satisfaction (WLPS) Dellande, S., Gilly, M. C., & Graham, J. L. · 2004 · 8 items · α .85 Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS) Mundt, J.C., Marks, I.M., Shear, M.K., & Greist, J.H. · 2002 · 5 items · α 0.70–0.94 Work-Family Conflict Scale (WFC) Netemeyer, R.G., Boles, J.S. & McMurrian, R. · 1996 · 10 items · α 0.88–0.93 Worries About the Crisis (COVID-19) Verlegh, P.W.J., Bernritter, S.F., Gruber, V., Schartman, N., & et al. · 2021 · 7 items · α 0.84-0.85 Y
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