Study McCrae & Costa (1991): study US Baltimore County, Maryland 1979
- Public:
- Single males and couples Baltimore USA, followed 7 years, 1979-86
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 429
- Non Response:
- Assessment:
- Questionnaire: paper
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Life satisfaction
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Happiness measure type O-DT Assessed at T1(1979) and T2(1981).
- Operationalization
- Selfreport on single question:
How do you feel about your life as a whole.....?
7 delighted
6 pleased
5 mostly satisfied
4 mixed
3 mostly dissatisfied
2 unhappy
1 terrible
Name: Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale' (original version)