Study Mollenkopf & Kaspar (2005): study DE 2000

Public

55+ aged, general public, rural areas, East and West Germany, 2000

Survey name

INT-MOBILATE

Sample

Respondents

N = 762

Non Response

41,6%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

PANAS

Our Classification

Remarks

Happiness measure type A-AB

Operationalization

Selfreport on 20 questions:
This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Read each item and mark the appropriate answer in the space next to that word. Indicate to what extend you felt this way during the past year?
A  nervous
B  distressed
C  afraid
D  jittery
E  irritable
F  upset
G  scared
H  exiled
I   ashamed
J   guilty
K  hostile
L  active
M  determined
N  inspired
O  enthusiastic
P  alert
Q  attentive
R  proud
S  strong
T  interested

Answer options:
1  very slightly or not at all
2  a little
3  moderately
4  quite a bit
5  extremely

Negative affect score (NAS): A to K
Positive affect score   (PAS): L to T
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS

1: positive affect (PANAS+)
2: negative affect (PANAS-)

Observed Relation with Happiness