title: Perceived quality of life: a neglected component of adolescent health assessment and intervention.
abstract: The contribution of the construct of perceived quality of life (PQOL) to adolescent health assessment and promotion is discussed. Theory, measurement, and correlates of PQOL in adolescence are reviewed, with a focus on the incremental validity of PQOL data in relationship to more traditional pathology-based health indices. Similar to Diener's proposal, which pertained exclusively to adults, we call for the inclusion of PQOL data in national databases that monitor adolescent health outcomes.
authors.affiliation: School Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA.
authors.forename: E Scott
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Huebner
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Valois
authors.forename: Shannon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Suldo
authors.forename: Laura C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Caroline G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: McKnight
authors.forename: Julie L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Seligson
authors.forename: Keith J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Zullig
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D011788:Quality of Life