Wellbeing and resilience
Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ)
A 29-item self-report questionnaire on overall happiness and psychological well-being.
NPİSTANBUL Brain Hospital
Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ)
- 29 questions
- About 6 minutes
- For adults
These tests are for screening. A result is not a diagnosis: only a psychiatrist or psychologist can make one, after talking with you.
Your answers are scored on this device and never sent. Only your result is saved, with the email address you confirm.
Confirm your email address
Before the test we send a 6-digit code to your email address. Your result is saved with it, so that our team can help you if you wish. The email with the code contains no health information.
Below are statements about happiness. For each one, mark how far you agree or disagree.
Choosing an answer takes you to the next question. You can go back at any time.
Your result
Low happiness
Your answers show that you disagree with most of the statements about happiness. You may be feeling unhappy, tired or discouraged at the moment. If these feelings last longer than two weeks or affect your daily life, it would be good to talk to a professional.
Moderate happiness
Your answers suggest that you feel neither clearly happy nor clearly unhappy. Making time for activities, relationships and rest that do you good can support your well-being.
High happiness
Your answers show that you agree with most of the statements about happiness. Keeping up the things in your life that support you can help you maintain this.
Very high happiness
Your answers show that you strongly agree with nearly all of the statements about happiness. Noticing and keeping up the positive resources in your life helps protect your well-being.
Total score
out of 174
Take your result as a rough guide, not a diagnosis. How you feel over time, and a conversation with a specialist, tell much more than a questionnaire.
Talk it through with a specialist
If your result worries you, or you would like to talk it through, our psychiatrists can review it with you, free and without obligation.
Hills P, Argyle M, 2002 (original scale).
This English version was translated by NPİSTANBUL from the Turkish form of the test; it has not been validated separately in English.
About this test
The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire covers many sides of happiness, such as satisfaction with life, positive feelings, energy, a sense of meaning and relationships with others. You mark how far you agree with 29 statements, which takes about 6 minutes. A higher score means greater happiness; the result is not a diagnosis.
Score ranges of this test
| 29–86 | Low happiness |
| 87–115 | Moderate happiness |
| 116–144 | High happiness |
| 145–174 | Very high happiness |
Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ) · Hills P, Argyle M, 2002 (original scale).
This English version was translated by NPİSTANBUL from the Turkish form of the test; it has not been validated separately in English.