Study Alexander (1969): study US 1964

Public

Schizophrenic males non-hospitalized, Monroe County, New York, USA, 1964-65

Sample

Respondents

N = 178

Non Response

28%, most of them patients'or family member refusal

Assessment

Register data
Analysis of case registers and clinical interviews with family members

Correlate

Authors's Label

Affect balance

Our Classification

Remarks

Happiness measure type A-AB

Operationalization

Selfreport on 10 questions:
We are interested in how people are feeling these days. The following items describe some of the ways people feel at different times. Please indicate how often you felt each way during the last week
A   Pleased about having accomplished something.
B   That things were going my way.
C   Proud because someone complimented me on something I  
     had done.
D  Particularly excited or interested in something I had done.
E  On top of the world.
F  Upset because someone criticized you
G  So restless that you could not sit long in a chair
H  Bored
I    Very lonely or remote from other people
J   Depressed or very unhappy

Answer options:
0  not at all
1  once
2  several times
3 often

Summation:
- Positive Affect Score (PAS): Average A to E
- Negative  Affect Score (NAS): Average F to J
- Affect Balance Score (AB): PAS minus NAS
Possible range: -25 to +25

Name : Bradburn's "Affected Balance Scale' (modified version)

Observed Relation with Happiness