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
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Interview: face-to-face
Repeated interviews at home using highly structured questionnaires
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Earlier affect
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- 10-item index of specific affects in the past few weeks (Bradburns' Affect Balance Scale AFF 2.3)
Assessed at:
T1: January 1963
T2: June 1963
T3: Oktober 1963
T4: January 1964
Observed Relation with Happiness
Happiness level (Affect Balance) in average ridits. (RT)
T1: RT=.47
T2: RT=.54
T3: RT=.53
T4: RT=.50
Only T1-T2 difference significant.
Ridit analysis compares distribution in category with distribution in total sample RT above .50 means relative high level, RT below .50 relative low level.