Questionnaire on Optimal Experience – QOE

Mohammed looti

Scale Development & Technical Details

Scale Overview

The Questionnaire on Optimal Experience – QOE was developed by Belén Mesurado (2008). It is designed to measure Optimal Experience (Flow). The scale is intended for use with Children and adolescents.

Scale Structure

This instrument consists of 26 items organized into 3 factors/subscales: Cognitive-Evaluation, Affective State, Activation.

Factor / Subscale	Items	N
Cognitive-Evaluation	1,2,3,4,5,20,21,22,23,24,25,26	12
Affective State	6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13	8
Activation	14,15,16,17,18,19	6

Response Format

Respondents rate each item using a custom response format.

Response anchors: 1 = Not at all (Items 1-5, 20-26) / Negative Adjective (Items 6-19), 2 = Just a little, 3 = Somewhat, 4 = Very much, 5 = Extremely (Items 1-5, 20-26), 6 = Very much (Items 6-19), 7 = Extremely / Positive Adjective (Items 6-19).

The scale includes 1 reverse-scored items to reduce acquiescence bias.

Scoring

Items are scored by subscale, with each subscale sum representing a distinct dimension.

Psychometric Properties

Internal Consistency: The scale has demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency with reported Cronbach’s alpha values of Cronbach's alpha ranges from 0.70 to 0.83 for the subscales.

Administration

The scale is self-administered and typically takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. It can be administered individually or in group settings. No special training is required for administration.