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The QOL Appraisal Profile v2 Short Form assesses the four cognitive appraisal processes described in the Rapkin and Schwartz (2004) theoretical model and validated in 2016, using 28 close-ended Likert-scaled items: [1] Frame of Reference: Goal Delineation (6 items); [2] Sampling of Experience (4 items); [3] Combinatory Algorithm (9 items); and [4] Standards of Comparison (9 items).
The QOL Appraisal Profile-v1 Short-Form was developed to assess the four appraisal parameters in the Rapkin and Schwartz (2004) appraisal model in a brief manner using both open- and closed-ended items. It includes a subset of 4 open-ended Frame of Reference prompts, including three Goal Delineation items that were selected from the original six based on empirical research[CS1.1]. It also includes the closed-ended Sampling of Experience, Standards of Comparison, and Patterns of Emphasis (Combinatory Algorithm) items, a Then-Test Visual Analogue Scale item, and 11 Then-Test Discrepancy Attribution statements. It is designed to be used as an adjunct to standard QOL measures. Data from the Appraisal Profile are coded and reduced to created scores for: (1) frame of reference; (2) recall and sampling of salient experiences; (3) standards of comparison used to appraise experiences; (4) subjective algorithm used for prioritizing and combining appraisals to arrive at a QOL rating
