Measures of Happiness: A-BB-u-mq-v-3-e
Characteristics
- Code:
- A-BB-u-mq-v-3-e
- Focus:
- Affect: Balance (Bradburn's index) (A-BB)
- Time frame:
- time unspecified (u)
- Mode:
- multiple questions (mq)
- Scale Type:
- verbal scale (v)
- Scale Range:
- 3
Description
Self report on 8 questions:Here is a list that describes some of the ways people feel at different times. How often do you feel each of these ways?
A On top of the world
B Very lonely or remote from other people
C Particularly excited or interested in something
D Pleased about having accomplished something
E Bored
F Depressed or very unhappy
G So restless that you could not sit long in a chair
H Vaguely uneasy about something without knowing why
Response options:
0 never
1 sometimes
3 often
Scoring:
PA = A+C+D (range 0-9)
NA = B+E+F+G+H (range 0-15)
ABS = PA-NA (range 1-7)
Name: Index of Psychological Wellbeing
List of Studies Using this Measure
Standard Deviation
- Mean
- = 3.400
- SD
- = 1.400
- Mean
- = 3.530
- SD
- = 1.370
- Mean
- = 3.600
- SD
- = 1.500
- Mean
- = 3.400
- SD
- = 1.500
- Mean
- = 3.600
- SD
- = 1.300
- Mean
- = 3.500
- SD
- = 1.300
- Mean
- = 3.500
- SD
- = 1.300