Study Matlin (1966): study PR 1963

Public

20+ aged, general public, Puerto Rico, 1963-1964

Sample

Respondents

N = 1417

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Happiness measure(s)

Full text:

Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say you are...?
3   very happy
2   fairly happy
1   not too happy

Classification:

O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab

Author's label:

Happiness

Page in publication:

5

Error estimates:

Reliability: Validity: External congruent validity. Validation sample of psychiatric patients appeared significantly less happy than average Puerto Ricans. (See MATLI 1966/2)

Observed distribution

Frequencies

1: 33%,   2: 50%,   3: 17%   (total 100%)

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10

Mean:

1.84 6.18

SD:

0.69 1.77

Full text:

Self report on 9 questions:

During the past few weeks, did you ever feel ....?  (yes/no)
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): AC+E+G+I
-Negative Affect Score (NAS): B+D+F+H+J
-Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS
Possible range: -5 to +4

Name: Bradburn's 'Affect Balance Scale' (adjusted version 'excited/interested' item dropped)

Classification:

A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-c

Author's label:

Happiness

Remarks:

Possible range: -6(low) to +3(high);
Actual range: 15% score -3 or less; 19% score -1 or -2; 29% score 0; 23% score 1, 14% score 2 or 3
M =  -.38    Ms' =  6.2 -3 = 2.16"

Error estimates:

Reliablility: Equivalence positive items : Q ranging from +.36 to +.58 Equivalence negative items : Q ranging from +.66 to +.84 positive x negative items : Q ranging from -.05 to +.30 positive affect score x negative affect score: G' = -.14 (01) Validity: External congruent validity. Validation sample of psychiatric patients appeared significantly less happy than average Puerto Ricans. (See MATLI 1966/2)

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range -5 - 4 On range 0-10

Mean:

- 2.16

SD:

- -

Full text:

Self report on single question:

" Are you most of the time in ....?"
4 very good spirits    
3 good spirits
2 low spirits           
1 very low spirits

Classification:

A-AOL-g-sq-v-4-c

Author's label:

Spirits