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Correlational findings

Study Andrews & Withey (1976): study US 1972 /2

Public
18+ aged, general public, USA, Nov 1972
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 1072
Non Response
38%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
using highly structured questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label
Affect Balance
Our Classification
Remarks
Happiness measure type A-AB
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

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa r = +.50 Index of positive affects: r=+.39
Index of negative affects: r=-.31
O-HV-u-sq-v-7-b r = +.47 Index of positive affects: r=+.36
Index of negative affects: r=-.30
O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a r = +.43 Index of positive affects: r=+.30
Index of negative affects: r=-.31
O-SLL-c-sq-v-3-a r = +.41 Index of positive affects: r=+.26
Index of negative affects: r=-.31
M-FH-u-sq-t-101-a r = +.32 Index of positive affects: r=+.25
Index of negative affects: r=-.20
O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a mr = +.45