Measures of Happiness: A-AB-cw-mq-v-4-m
Characteristics
- Code:
- A-AB-cw-mq-v-4-m
- 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 4 questions:During the last week, how often did you feel
A depressed
B sad
C happy
D enjoyed life
E lonely
F could not get going
G sleep restless
Rated:
1 rarely or non of the time: less than one day
2 some or a little of the time; 1-2 days
3 occasionally a moderate amount of the time; 3-4 days
4 most or all of the time: 6-7 days
Computation: (C+D)/2 - (A+B+E+F+G)/5
Name: selected items items from the CES-D8
List of Studies Using this Measure
Standard Deviation
- Mean
- = 1.150