Chiriboga & Lowenthal (1971): study US 1969
Publication
- Author(s):
- Chiriboga, D.A.; Lowenthal, M.F.
- Title:
- Psychological Correlates of Perceived Well-being.
- Source:
- Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, 1971, Vol. 6, 603 - 604
Investigation
- Public
- People in transition, metropolis, USA, 1969
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 216
- Non Response
- -
- Assessment
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Multiple assesment methods
Depth interviews and tests, (± 9 hours)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
In general, how happy are you these days .....?
3 very happy
2 pretty happy
1 not too happy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-3-cb
- Author's label:
- Perceived well-being
- Full text:
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Self report on 8 questions.
"During the past week, did you ever feel.....?"
A very lonely
B restless
C bored
D depressed
E on top of the world
F excited or interested
G pleased about accomplishment
H proud
Answer options:
1 never
2 once
3 several times
4 often
Summation:
-Positive Affect Score (PAS): E+F+G+H
-Negative Affect Score (NAS): A+B+C+D
-Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS-NAS+13
Name: Bradburn's Affect Balance Scale (modified version) - Classification:
- A-BB-cw-mq-v-4-d
- Author's label:
- Perceived well-being
- Error estimates:
- Reliability: Equivalence: positive affect score x negative affect score: r = +.18 Validity:
Correlational Findings
Personal qualities