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Abdel-Khalek (2006a): study KW 2002

Publication

Author(s):
Abdel-Khalek, A.M.
Title:
Measuring Happiness by a Single Item Scale.
Source:
Social Behavior and Personality, 2006, Vol. 34, 139 - 150

Investigation

Public
Secondary school students, Kuwait 2002
Sample
Non-probability chunk sample
Respondents
N = 472
Non Response
0
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire completed in class

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Do you feel happy in general?
0  minimum score
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 maximal score
Numbers presented on a horizontal line scale.
Classification:
M-FH-g-sq-ol-11-a
Author's label:
self-rating of happines
Remarks:
Instruction to imagine global estimation and general
feelings (not their present states) and to know that 0 is the minimum and 10 is the maximum score
Page in publication:
7
Error estimates:
retest after one week: r = +.86 (n = 71)
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.36 6.36
SD:
2.72 2.72

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Oxford Happiness Inventory Life-adjustment inventories satisfaction with life scale Happiness inventories involving unacceptable items