Study Wright & Bonett (1993): study US 1988
- Public
- Human services personel; USA; followed for 2 years, 198?
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 33
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: paper
Mental health; work performance rated by top-ranking supervisor
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Mental health
- Our Classification
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- Error Estimates
- Cronbach alpha: PA: T1: .76 T2 .71, NA T1: .69 T2 .68
- Distribution
- T1: M=3,42 SD = 1,41 T2: M=3,64 SD = 1,52
- Operationalization
- Selfreport on 8 questions:
Here is a list that describes some of the ways people feel at different times. How often do you feel each of these ways?
A On top of the world
B Very lonely or remote from other people
C Particularly excited or interested in something
D Pleased about having accomplished something
E Bored
F Depressed or very unhappy
G So restless that you could not sit long in a chair
H Vaguely uneasy about something without knowing why
Reponse options:
never (0, sometimes (1), often (3)
Scoring:
PA = A+C+D (range 0-9)
NA = B+E+F+G+H (range 0-15)
ABS = PA-NA (range 1-7)