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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
A-AB-cm-mq-v-5-f
Focus:
Affect: Affect Balance (Various) (A-AB)
Time frame:
last month, last few weeks (cm)
Mode:
multiple questions (mq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
5

Description

Self report on 12 questions

Please think of what you have been doing and experiencing during the past 4 weeks. Then report how  much you experienced the following feelings;
A  positive
B  negative
C  good
D  bad
E  pleasant
F  unpleasant
G  happy
H  sad
I   afraid
J   joyful
K  angry
L  contented

Rated:
1  very rarely or never
2  rarely
3  sometimes
4  often
5  very often or always

Computation; (A+C++E+G+J+L) -(B+D+F+H+I+K)
name: Diener's Scale of Positive and negative Experience SPANE-B

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Kumchenko et al. (2020): study RU 2019 Transgender people and cisgender controls, Russia, 201? N = 268
Mean
= 1.330
Baptista et al. (2016): study PT 2015 18+ aged, general public, Portugal, 2015 N = 409
Mean
= 8.510
SD
= 6.420
Du Plessis, G.A. & Guse (2017): study ZA 2012 University students, South Africa, 201? N = 992
Mean
= 5.960
SD
= 6.720
Killen & MacasKill (2015): study GB GB North East 2014 Elderly participants in a gratitude training,UK 2014 N = 88
Mean
= 9.590
SD
= 6.790
Lambert et al. (2019): study AE 2015 Students participating in happiness training, United Arab Emerates, 2015-2016 N = 267
Mean
= 6.020
SD
= 6.800
Passmore et al. (2018): study CA 2017 Aged 17-40, undergraduate university students, Canada, 2017 N = 230
Mean
= 5.890
SD
= 7.790