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Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ)

Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ) Test

Understand your overall happiness level in about 3 minutes. A 29 item scale gives a clear 1 to 6 score, making it easy to track change and relate well-being to stress or mood.

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103/174

Oxford Happiness Scale (OHS)

Measures overall subjective happiness and well-being, including life satisfaction, positive affect, and optimism.

Lower happiness

Moderate happiness

Higher happiness

29 – 105: Lower happiness | 106 – 141: Moderate happiness | 142 – 174: Higher happiness

A score of 103 falls in the Lower happiness range, suggesting comparatively lower reported subjective well-being on this scale.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

People tracking well-being

44%OF USERS

They take it to quickly gauge how happy they feel overall and see whether their life satisfaction is improving or slipping.

Therapy and coaching clients

33%OF USERS

They use it alongside sessions to monitor emotional state changes over time and connect happiness with stress, mood, or motivation.

Students and researchers

23%OF USERS

They take it for coursework or studies to compare general happiness levels across groups and relate scores to other psychological factors.

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Oxford Happiness Scale (OHS)

Average

130.8

Normal range

104.6 — 156.9

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174

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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures overall happiness and general life satisfaction. Items also reflect the balance of positive and negative mood states.

How long does it take to complete and how many items are included?

Completion typically takes about 3 minutes. It includes 29 statements.

How are responses recorded?

Each statement is rated on a six-point scale. Higher ratings indicate stronger agreement with the statement.

How is the score interpreted?

A single average score is calculated and ranges from 1 to 6. Higher scores indicate higher reported happiness.

How should the results be used in practice?

Results can be used to monitor change over time and to compare happiness levels with related measures such as stress or depressive symptoms. They should be interpreted in the context of other clinical information.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ) Test - Symptoms and Signs

happiness life satisfaction

The measure is designed to provide a brief self-report estimate of subjective well-being using the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ). It asks respondents to rate how well a series of statements reflects their typical experiences and attitudes.

The instrument contains 29 items and typically takes about 3 minutes to complete. Items are summed to yield an overall index intended to support screening and baseline characterization of perceived happiness and life satisfaction; results should be interpreted in clinical context rather than as a diagnostic determination.

The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ) is commonly used in clinical and research settings to monitor change over time and to examine associations between well-being and related constructs (e.g., mood, stress). Hills is cited as an author in the development literature.

Author: michael-argyle, Peter Hills

Literature: Argyle, M. The psychology of happiness. Routledge. 2001.; Hills, P., & Argyle, M. The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire: A compact scale for the measurement of psychological well-being. Personality and Individual Differences. 2002.

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