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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
A-AB-md-mqr-v-5-b
Focus:
Affect: Affect Balance (Various) (A-AB)
Time frame:
last day (md)
Mode:
multiple questions, repeated (mqr)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
5

Description

Self report  on 19 questions repeated  13 days

To what extent did you feel today,,
A calm
B cheerful
C pleasant
D energetic
E enthusiastic
F excited
G sad
H dejected
I   depressed
J nervous
K anxious
L tense
O angry
P irritable
Q hostile

Rated
1 not at all
2
3
4
5 extremely

Computation:  (A to F) - (G to Q)

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Conner et al. (2015): study NZ Auckland 2013 University students, New Zealand, 2013, followed 13 days N = 405
Mean
= 1.330
Moodscope (2010): study US 2010 Users of a mood-tracking website,followed 3 months or more, USA, 2010 N = 5952