Measures of Happiness: A-BD3-g-rdv-v-7-a
Characteristics
- Code:
- A-BD3-g-rdv-v-7-a
- Focus:
- Affect: Balance (Diener's 24 item index) (A-BD3)
- Time frame:
- generally (g)
- Mode:
- rating by various (rdv)
- Scale Type:
- verbal scale (v)
- Scale Range:
- 7
Description
Rating by family and peers of daily mood on 24 questions'Please indicate how much of each emotion Ss felt today'
A LOVE
Aa Affection
Ab love
Ac caring
Ab fondness
B JOY
Ba joy
Bb happiness
Bc contentment
Bd pride
C FEAR
Ca fear
Cb worry
Cc anxiety
Cd nervous
D ANGER
Da anger
Db irritation
Dc disgust
Dd rage
E SHAME
Ea shame
Eb guilt
Ec regret
Ed embarrassment
F SADNESS
Fa sadness
Fb loneliness
Fc unhappiness
Fd depression
Answer options:
1 not at all
2 very slight
3 somewhat
4 moderate amount
5 much
6 very much
7 extremely much
Options presented horizontally
Computation: average A+B minus average C+D+E+F
List of Studies Using this Measure
Standard Deviation
- Mean
- = -1.420
- Mean
- = 1.600
- SD
- = 0.400