Qualities of Daydreaming Scale (QuOD)
A printable PDF version of Qualities of Daydreaming Scale (QuOD) is available for download and use.
Isham, L., Loe, B. S., Hicks, A., Wilson, N., Bentall, R. P., & Freeman, D. (2024). Daydreaming and grandiose delusions: development of the Qualities of Daydreaming Scale. Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy, 1–15. Advance online publication.
Scoring
Add together all 11 items to obtain the total daydreaming score.
Subscale scores may be obtained by adding together the following items:
- Pleasantness - items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Realism – items 7, 8, 9
- Frequency – items 10, 11
Qualities of Daydreaming Scale (QuOD)
This questionnaire asks about your experience of daydreaming. Please indicate to what extent you agree/disagree with each of the following statements:
1: My daydreams usually provide me with pleasant thoughts
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree very much
4 Agree totally
2: My daydreams are often stimulating and rewarding
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree very much
4 Agree totally
3: My daydreams offer me useful clues to tricky situations I face
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree very much
4 Agree totally
4: My daydreams often leave me with a warm, happy feeling.
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree very much
4 Agree totally
5: I daydream about what I would like to see happen in the future.
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree very much
4 Agree totally
6: I find my daydreams are worthwhile and interesting to me.
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree very much
4 Agree totally
7: Many of my daydreams have a realistic intensity.
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree very much
4 Agree totally
8: Many of my daydreams are often just as lively as a good movie.
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree very much
4 Agree totally
9: I often confuse my daydreams with real memories.
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree very much
4 Agree totally
10: As an adult I (still) occasionally live in a make-believe world.
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree very much
4 Agree totally
11: As an adult I spend a substantial part of my total waking day imagining.
0 Do not agree
1 Agree a little
2 Agree moderately
3 Agree very much
4 Agree totally