Simmons et al. (1977): study US 1970 /1
Publication
- Author(s):
- Simmons, R.G.; Klein, S.D.; Simmons, R.L.
- Title:
- Gift of Life: The Social and Psychological Impact of Organ Transplantation.
- Source:
- Wiley, 1977, London, UK
Investigation
- Public
- Kidney donors followed before and after donation, USA, 1970-1973
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 133
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
T1 before donation, T2 5 days post, T3 1 years post donation
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Taken all together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say that you are....?
3 very happy
2 pretty happy
1 not too happy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Remarks:
- pretransplant : very 34%, pretty 58%, not 8% M'=2.26 Ms'=6.3
posttransplant: very 60%, pretty 35%, not 5% M'=2.55 Ms'=7.8
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
"In general: how satisfying do you find the way of life these days......?"
3 completely satisfying
2 pretty satisfying
1 not satisfying - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-v-3-c
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Remarks:
- pretransplant : completely 26%, pretty 64%, not 10% M'=2.16 Ms'=5.8
posttransplant: completely 37%, pretty 59%, not 4% M'=2.33 Ms'=6.7
- Full text:
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Self report on 6 questions:
A On the whole, how happy would you say you are?
B On the whole, I think I am a quite happy person.
C In general, how would you say you feel most of the time -in
good or in low spirits?
D I get a lot of fun out of life.
E I wish I could be as happy as others seem to be.
F How often do you feel downcast and rejected?
Response options: not reported
The items of this scale were randomly distributed in the questionnaire.
Name: Rosen 'Depressive Affect Scale' - Classification:
- M-AO-g-mq-v-5-a
- Author's label:
- Happiness
Correlational Findings
Attitudes to organ-donation
Problems with health
Actual donation of organ during life
Attitudes to organ-donation