Publication | |
Author(s) | Gallagher, E.M.; Vella-Brodrick, D.A. |
Title | Social Support and Emotional Intelligence as Predictors of Subjective Well-Being. |
Source | Personality and Individual Differences, 2008, Vol. 44, 1551 - 1561 |
URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019188690800024X |
DOI | doi:10.1016/j.paid.2008.01.011 |
Investigation | |
Public | 267 adults, aged 18-80- years, Australia |
Survey name | Unnamed Survey |
Sample | Probability area sample |
1200 questionaire kits were placed in public places thoughout the inner-suburbs and one outer-eastern suburb of Melbourne and one regional centre of Victoria. | |
Respondents N = | 273 |
267 participants; 196 females; age range 18-80; | |
Non Response | 927 (87.2%) |
Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
Aged 18 - 80 years; anonymously completed quesionair. | |
General remarks | Estimated year. |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Full text | Selfreport on 20 questions. This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Read each item and mark the appropriate answer in the space next to that word. Indicate to what extend you generally feel this way, that is, how you feel on average? A nervous B distressed C afraid D jittery E irritable F upset G scared H exiled I ashamed J guilty K hostile L active M determined N inspired O enthusiastic P alert Q attentive R proud S strong T interested Answer options: 1 very slightly or not at all 2 a little 3 moderately 4 quite a bit 5 extremely Negative affect score (NAS): A to K Positive affect score (PAS): L to T Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS Name: Watson et al's PANAS ('in general' version) |
Classification | A-BW-g-mq-v-5-g |
Author's label | Subjective well-being |
Page in publication | 1553 |
Remarks | Affect Balance computed by WDH team. |
Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
On original range -40 - 40 | On range 0 - 10 | |
Mean | 17.45 | |
Standard deviation |
Author's label | Subject Code Finding | Subject description |
Emotional Intelligence | I03ac01 | Emotion recognition |
Sources of Social Support | S10ab02 | Sources of current support |