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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
M-FH-cw-mq-n-11-a
Focus:
Mixed: Feel Happy (M-FH)
Time frame:
last week (cw)
Mode:
multiple questions (mq)
Scale Type:
numeric scale (n)
Scale Range:
11

Description

Self report on 4 questions:

Thinking about the past week, please answer the questions below by circling one number.
Your life over the past week

A  10  the most peaceful feeling
     .
     .
     0  none at all

B  10  the happiest feeling
     .
     .
     0  none at all

C  10  the best quality of life
     .
     .
     0  the worst

D  10 the most satisfaction with life
     .
     .
     0  none at all

Summation: A+B+C+D/4

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Kobayashi et al. (2005): study JP 2001 Cancer out-patients, followed 4 weeks, Japan, 2001 N = 249
Mean
= 7.050
SD
= 2.380