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Cha (2003): study KR 1998

Publication

Author(s):
Cha, K.H.
Title:
Subjective Well-Being among College Students.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2003, Vol.62/63, 455 - 477

Investigation

Public
College students, Korea, 199?
Sample
Non-probability chunk sample
Respondents
N = 350
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire completed in class

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on 8 questions:

Using the scale below, indicate how much of the time during the PAST MONTH have you felt each emotion?
A  affectionate
B  joyful
C  sad
D  worried
E  irritable
F  guilty
G  happy
H  proud

1  never
2  slight amount (rare)
3  some of the time
4  about half the time
5  much of the time
6  almost always
7  always

Computation: (A+B+G+H)-(C+D+E+F)/8

Name: Diener's 'Affect Balance'
Classification:
A-BD2-cm-mq-v-7-b
Author's label:
Affective well-being
Page in publication:
459
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -6 - 6 On range 0-10
Mean:
1.29 -
SD:
1.48 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Gender Sexe: male (vs female) Satisfaction with life (SWLS) Happiness inventories involving unacceptable items Positive affect A-AB by A-AB
Hedonic tone in affect
Negative affect Hedonic tone in affect Self- Esteem Self-confidant
Self-evaluation
Self-regard Self-evaluation Social confidence Self-confidant School ability Self-confidant
Satisfaction with own school-performance
Self-perceived ability
Physical appearance Self rating of good looks Physical ability Current functional health Collective self-esteem Attitudes to own roles
Evaluation of aspects of self
Self-perceived social identity
Membership esteem Attitudes to own roles
Evaluation of aspects of self
Private collective self-esteem Attitudes to own roles
Self-perceived social identity
Public collective self-esteem Perceived popularity
Attitudes to own roles
Self-perceived social identity
Optimism Optimistic