Study Gerard (1985): study GB 1981

Public

18+ aged, general public, Great Britain, 1981

Sample

Probability sample (unspecified)

Respondents

N = 1231

Non Response

?

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:

Self report on 10 questions:

During the past few weeks, did you ever feel ....?  (yes/no)
A   Particularly excited 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)

Classification:

A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a

Author's label:

Psychological well-being

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10

Mean:

1.41 6.40

SD:

- -