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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: A-AOL-g-sq-f-7-a

Characteristics

Code:
A-AOL-g-sq-f-7-a
Focus:
Affect: Average Overall Level (A-AOL)
Time frame:
generally (g)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
faces scale (f)
Scale Range:
7

Description

Self report on single question:

Overall how do you usually feel?
1  sad face
2
3
4
5
6
7  happy face

Seven faces presented ranging from sad to happy, without verbal or numerical labels

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Holder et al. (2010): study CA 2005 8-12 aged children, 2 schools, Canada, 200? N = 320
Mean
= 5.820
SD
= 0.973