The Flourishing Children Project (FCP)

The Flourishing Children Project, funded by the John Templeton Foundation, has constructed 20 scales based on a nationally representative sample to measure different dimensions of personal flourishing. The scales are open access, and many offer versions for both adolescents (ages 12-18) and parents. The scales fall into 5 categories: Personal Flourishing, Flourishing in School and Work, Flourishing in Relationships, Relationship Skills, and Environmental Stewardship.

Content

Domains
Relationship Skills,
Responsible Decision Making,
Self Awareness,
Self Management,
Social Awareness
Subdomain

Personal Flourishing:Gratitude, Forgiveness, Hope, Goal Orientation, Life Satisfaction, Purpose, Spirituality

Flourishing in School and Work: Diligence and Reliability, Educational Engagement, Initiative Taking, Trustworthiness and Integrity, Thrift

Flourishing in Relationships: Positive Friendships with Peers, Positive Relationships with Parents

Relationship Skills: Empathy, Social Competence, Helping Others to Flourish, Altruism, Helping Family and Friends

Environmental Stewardship
 

Grades
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Languages
English,
Spanish
Respondent
Student,
Parent

Administration Information

Length
10 minutes
Administration
Paper
Timed
No

Access and Use

Open Access
Yes
Use in Research

Gaias, L. M., Lindstrom Johnson, S., White, R. M., Pettigrew, J., & Dumka, L. (2019). Positive school climate as a moderator of violence exposure for Colombian adolescents. American Journal of Community Psychology, 63(1-2), 17-31. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12300

Hilley, C. D., Johnson, S. L., & Cheng, T. L. (2019). Profiles of future orientation among assault-injured adolescents: correlates and concurrent outcomes. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 48(8), 1555-1566. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-019-01032-z

Machell, K. A., Disabato, D. J., & Kashdan, T. B. (2016). Buffering the negative impact of poverty on youth: The power of purpose in life. Social Indicators Research, 126(2), 845-861. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-015-0917-6

Psychometrics

Scoring
Manual scoring
Referencing
Norm-referenced
Psychometric References

Lippman, L. H., Moore, K. A., Guzman, L., Ryberg, R., McIntosh, H., Ramos, M. F., ... & Kuhfeld, M. (2014). Pilot study and psychometric analyses. In Flourishing Children (pp. 45-105). Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8607-2_3

National Comparison
No
Item Type
Likert

Psychometric Considerations

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