Measures of Happiness: M-FH-g-sq-v-10-a
Characteristics
- Code:
- M-FH-g-sq-v-10-a
- Focus:
- Mixed: Feel Happy (M-FH)
- Time frame:
- generally (g)
- Mode:
- 1 question (sq)
- Scale Type:
- verbal scale (v)
- Scale Range:
- 10
Description
Self report on single question:Use the list below to answer the following question: IN GENERAL, HOW HAPPY OR UNHAPPY DO YOU USUALLY FEEL? Check the one statement that best describes your average happiness.
10 extremely happy (feeling ecstatic, joyous, fantastic!)
9 very happy (feeling really good and elated!)
8 pretty happy (spirits high, feeling good)
7 mildly happy (feeling fairly good and somewhat cheerful)
6 slightly happy ( just a bit above neutral)
5 slightly unhappy (just a bit below neutral)
4 mildly unhappy (just a bit low)
3 pretty unhappy (somewhat "blue", spirits down)
2 very unhappy ( depressed, spirits very low)
1 extremely unhappy (utterly depressed, completely down)
Name: Fordyce's overall happiness item.
List of Studies Using this Measure
Standard Deviation
- Mean
- = 7.500
- SD
- = 1.960
- Mean
- = 7.100
- SD
- = 1.860
- Mean
- = 7.120
- SD
- = 1.860
- Mean
- = 7.700
- SD
- = 1.810
- Mean
- = 6.190
- Mean
- = 7.100
- SD
- = 1.860