Huff-Fox (1977): study US 1970
Publication
- Author(s):
- Huff-Fox, J.
- Title:
- Effects of Retirement and Former Work life on Women's' Adaptation to Old Age.
- Source:
- Journal of Gerontology, 1977, Vol. 32, 196 - 202
Investigation
- Public
- Older white middle-class women, USA, 1970
- Sample
- Probability stratified sample
- Respondents
- N = 212
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Multiple assesment methods
Face-to-face interview, questionnaire and medical examinations
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on 9 questions:
We are interested in the way people are feeling these days. The following list describes some of the ways people feel at different times. Please indicate how often you felt each way during the last week.
How often last week did you feel .....?
A On the top of the world
B Very lonely or remote from other people
C Particularly excited or interested in something
D Depressed or very unhappy
E Pleased about having accomplished something
F Bored
G Proud because someone complimented you on something
you had done
H So restless you couldn't sit long in a chair
I Vaguely uneasy about something without knowing why
Answer options:
0 not at all
1 once
2 several times
3 often
Summation:
Positive Affect Score (PAS): summed scores on A, C, E, G
Negative Affect Score (NAS): summed scores on B, D, F, H, I
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS
Possible range: -15 tot +12
Name: Bradburn's `Affect Balance Scale' (modified version) - Classification:
- A-BB-cw-mq-v-4-e
- Author's label:
- Psychological well-being
- Remarks:
- Mean is own calculation
- Page in publication:
- 198
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -15 - 12 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.14 -
- SD:
- - -
Correlational Findings
Full-time home maker
Current status: retired or not
Current friendship network
Attendance to meetings