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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
A-AB-cw-mq-v-5-f
Focus:
Affect: Affect Balance (Various) (A-AB)
Time frame:
last week (cw)
Mode:
multiple questions (mq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
5

Description

self report on 10 questions

How often have you felt this way during this past week?
A  Happy
B  Interested
C  Energetic
D  Content
E  Warm-hearted
F  Sad
G  Annoyed
H  Worried
I   Irritated
J  Depressed

Rated:
1  never
2  rarely
3  sometimes
4  frequently
5  very frequently

Computation: (A+B+C+D+E) - (F+G+H+I+J)

Name: Philadelphia Geriatric Center Affect Scales (Lawton 1992)

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
DeVaus et al. (2007): study AU 1998 50+ aged Australia, followed 3 years before and after retirement, 1998-2002 N = 358