Study Yucel & Minnotte (2017): study US 2007

Public

Working population, USA, 2007 - 2008

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 2594

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Poor mental health

Our Classification

Remarks

WDH team recoded again, so higher scores correspond to higher levels of self perceived mental health

Distribution

Mean = 0,001
SD =    0,69

Operationalization

measured using a seven-item scale that has been used in prior research (e.g., Beutell 2013). Respondents were asked how often in the last month they had experienced the following: “a) been bothered by minor health problems such as headaches, insomnia, or stomach upsets? b) had trouble sleeping to the point that it affected your performance on and off the job? c) felt nervous and stressed? d) felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life? e) felt that difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them? f) been bothered by feeling down, depressed, or hopeless? and g) been bothered by little interest or pleasure in doing things.” Response categories to the first five questions ranged from 1 = never to 5 = very often, and the last two questions were dummy variables (1 = yes, 0 = no). All seven items were first standardized and averaged to create an index, with higher scores indicating worse mental health.

Observed Relation with Happiness