Characteristics

Code:

M-ACO-*-mq-v-11-a

Focus:

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

Time frame:

various time frames (*)

Mode:

multiple questions (mq)

Scale Type:

verbal scale (v)

Scale Range:

11

Description

Self report on 3 questions

A  All things considered, would you say you are happy these days?
    +2  very happy
   + 1  quite happy
      0  neither happy nor unhappy
    - 1  not too happy
    - 2  very unhappy
B  How often do you feel that you are really enjoying life these days?
    +3  often
    +2  sometimes
    +1  rarely
      0  never
C  How much do you feel that you are accomplishing what you want out of your life?
    +3  a great deal
    +2  some
    +1  very little
      0  none

Computation: A+B+C+2

Name: Manabe's Happiness Scale