Balatsky & Diener (1993): study RU 1990

Publication

Author(s):

Balatsky, G.; Diener, E.

Title:

Subjective Well-Being among Russian Students.

Source:

Social Indicators Research, 1993, Vol. 28, 225 - 243

Investigation

Public

Students, Moscow and Glazov (Ural), Russia, 1990

Sample

Non-probability chunk sample

Respondents

N = 116

Non Response

not reported

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
And group meeting.

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

How do you feel about your life as a whole.....?
7  delighted
6  pleased
5  mostly satisfied
4  mixed
3  mostly dissatisfied
2  unhappy
1  terrible

Name: Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale'  (original version)

Classification:

O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a

Author's label:

Delighted-Terrible life

Page in publication:

230

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10

Mean:

4.60 -

SD:

1.00 -

Full text:

Self report on single question:

How do you feel about your life as a whole right now.....?
1  terrible
2  unhappy
3  mostly dissatisfied
4  mixed (about equally satisfied and dissatisfied)
5  mostly satisfied
6  pleased
7  delighted
-  neutral (neither satisfied nor dissatisfied)
-  I never thought about it
-  does not apply to me



Name: Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale' (modified version by Michalos)

Classification:

O-DT-c-sq-v-7-b

Author's label:

Satisfaction with life as a whole

Page in publication:

235

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10

Mean:

4.15 -

SD:

1.50 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Satisfaction with health Satisfaction with health Satisfaction with finances Satisfaction with financial security Satisfaction with family relations Satisfaction with family of relatives Satisfaction with paid employment Satisfaction with work-as-a-whole Satisfaction with friendships Satisfaction with friends Satisfaction with housing Satisfaction with housing
Build environment Satisfaction with living partner Satisfaction with marriage Satisfaction with recreation activity Satisfaction with leisure activities Satisfaction with religion Satisfaction with religion Satisfaction with self esteem Evaluation of self-as-a-whole Satisfaction with transportation Satisfaction with local transport
Build environment Satisfaction with education Satisfaction with education Satisfaction with cultural life Attitude to own cultural participation Satisfaction with financial domains of life Satisfaction with multiple domains of life Satisfaction with social domains of life Satisfaction with multiple domains of life Satisfaction with 13 domains of life Satisfaction with multiple domains of life Satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) Current overall judgements of life as a whole Positive PANAS Current typical moods Negative PANAS Current typical moods Global life satisfaction O-DT by O-DT Life-events LIFE EVENTS Self esteem Evaluation of self-as-a-whole