Characteristics

Code:

M-ACO-cw-mq-*-20-a

Focus:

Mixed: Affect + Contentment + Overall (M-ACO)

Time frame:

last week (cw)

Mode:

multiple questions (mq)

Scale Type:

Different rating scales combined (*)

Scale Range:

20

Description

Self report on 5 questions, repeated every week during 24 weeks:
                                                        
A. "How do you feel about your life as a whole?"
1  terrible
2
3
4  
5  
6
7  delighted

B. "Taking all things together, how would you say things are these days?  Would you say you are........?";
3   very happy
2   pretty happy
1   not too happy
       
C. To what extent have the five areas of your  life  been what you wanted it to be? (refers to self, personal life, work life and health)
5   all
4
3
2
1  not at all

D. "How much have you really enjoyed your life as a whole?"
1   not at all,
2
3
4
5   a great deal

E. "How much has your life as a whole made you feel emotionally upset?"
1    not at all
2
3
4
5    a great deal

Summation: A+B+C+D+E