Study Mitchell (1972): study HK 1967

Public

18+ aged, general public, Hong Kong, 1967

Sample

Respondents

N = 3966

Non Response

21%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Emotional illness

Our Classification

Operationalization

11 item index. Typical items are :
- Your hands sweat so that you feel   
   damp and clammy.
- You have nightmares.
- You lose your appetite.

For each item, the respondent was asked
if he experienced the symptom
many times/sometimes/hardly ever/never.
Many times or sometimes (score 1 ,hardly ever or never : score 0) were
considered as an indicator of emotional
strain (item analysis, fact validity of
the answer categories).Those with four
or more of these strains were labelled
emotionally ill ; those with three or
less are considered to be healthy.
Score range : 0 - 11.

Observed Relation with Happiness