Study Suh et al. (1998): study ZZ World samples 1995

Public

College students, 40 countries, 1995-1996

Sample

Respondents

N = 6780

Non Response

2.34

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

emotional experience

Our Classification

Remarks

Happiness measure type A-AB

Operationalization

Selfreport on 8 questions:
Using the scale below, indicate how often you feel each of the emotions below. Put a number from 1 to 7 to accurately reflect how much of the time when you are awake you feel that emotion. How much of the time during the PAST MONTH have you felt each emotion?
A  fear
B  affection
C  anger
D  joy
E  sadness
F  guilt
G  contentment
H  pride

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+C+E+F)-(B+D+G+H)

Name: Diener's 'Affect Balance'

Observed Relation with Happiness