Study Michalos & Zumbo (2003): study CA British Columbia 1999

Public

18+ aged, general public, British Columbia, USA, 1999

Sample

Respondents

N = 440

Non Response

17,6

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Mental health

Our Classification

Remarks

Mental health subscale of SF-36 helath questionnaire (Ware 1992). Item e inflates correlation with happiness

Distribution

Mean:   75.2

Operationalization

Selfreport on 5 questions:
During the last four weeks
a. have you been a very nervous person?
b. have you felt so down in teh dumps nothing could cheer you up?
c. have you felt calm and peaceful?
d. have you felt downhearted and blue?
e. have you been a happy person?
Six responses ranging from all the time (100%) to none of the time (0%)

Observed Relation with Happiness