Study Duckitt (1982): study ZA 1980
- Public
- 65-90 aged whites Pretoria, South Africa, 198?
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 80
- Non Response
- 20%
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
at home
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Affect Balance
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- happiness measure type A-AB
- Operationalization
- Selfreport on 10 questions:
During the past few weeks, did you ever feel ....? (yes/no)
A Particularly exited or interested in something?
B So restless that you couldn't sit long in a chair?
C Proud because someone complimented you on something
you had done?
D Very lonely or remote from other people?
E Pleased about having accomplished something?
F Bored?
G On top of the world?
H Depressed or very unhappy?
I That things were going your way?
J Upset because someone criticized you?
Answer options and scoring:
yes = 1
no = 0
Summation:
-Positive Affect Score (PAS): A+C+E+G+I
-Negative Affect Score (NAS): B+D+F+H+J
-Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS
Possible range: -5 to +5
Name: Bradburn's 'Affect Balance Scale' (standard version)