Study Joseph et al. (2004): study GB 2002

Public

16+ aged, general public, United Kingdom, 2002

Sample

Non-probability chunk sample

Respondents

N = 241

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:

Self report on 6 questions:

A number of statements that people have used to describe how they feel are given below. Read each one and circle the number that best describes how frequently that statement was true for you in the past seven days, including today. Some statements describe positive feelings and some describe negative feelings. You may have experienced both positive and negative feelings at different times in the past week.
A  I felt dissatisfied with my life
B  I felt happy
C  I felt cheerless
D  I felt pleased with the way I am
E  I felt life was enjoyable
F  I felt life was meaningless

Answer options:
0  never
1  rarely
2  sometimes
3  often

Negative affect score (NAS): A + C + F
Positive affect score   (PAS): B + D + E
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS

Name: Joseph's 'Short Depression-Happiness Scale' (SDHS)

Classification:

A-BMc-cw-mq-v-4-b

Author's label:

Short Depression-Happiness Scale (SDHS)

Remarks:

Range 0-18; Alpha = .80

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range -3 - 3 On range 0-10

Mean:

12.13 -

SD:

3.27 -