Study Bradburn (1969): study US 1963

Public

21-60 aged, urban areas, USA, 1963 - 64

Sample

Respondents

N = 2787

Non Response

± 20%, Attrition ± 30%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Repeated interviews at home using highly structured questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label

Psychological well-being

Our Classification

Remarks

Happiness measure type A-AB Data T1. Results T3 similar.

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)

Observed Relation with Happiness