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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: A-AB-cw-mq-v-4-hb

Characteristics

Code:
A-AB-cw-mq-v-4-hb
Focus:
Affect: Affect Balance (Various) (A-AB)
Time frame:
last week (cw)
Mode:
multiple questions (mq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
4

Description

Self report on 9 questions

How much of the time during the past week did you feel..?
A depressed
B happy
C lonely
D enjoyed life
E sad
F a lot of energy
G anxious
H calm and peaceful
I  felt everything I did was an effort

Rated
1 none or almost none of the time
2 some of the time
3 most of the time
4 all or almost all of the time

Computation: (B+D+F+H)/4 - (A+C+E+G+I)/5

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Joshanloo (2016a): study RU 2012 /1 18+ aged general public, Russia 2012 N = 1970
Mean
= 0.880