Study Abrams & Hall (1972): study GB 1971
- Public
- 15+ aged, middle class, Britain, 1971
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 213
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Halfstructured questionnaire, using both open end and closed questions.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Percieved past happiness
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Past happiness rated on an 11-point self-anchoring scale (Cantril, 1965).
Ss were shown a ladder going from complete dissatisfaction, 0 to complete satisfaction, 10 and asked: "Where would you put yourself as you were about 4 or 5 years ago?"