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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
M-FH-u-sq-v-3-a
Focus:
Mixed: Feel Happy (M-FH)
Time frame:
time unspecified (u)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
3

Description

Self report on single question:

Do you feel.....?
3   happy
2   not very happy
1   unhappy

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Stapel (1988): study NL 1979 18+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1979 N = 1748
Stapel (1988): study NL 1981 18+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1981 N = 833
Stapel (1987): study NL 1987 18+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1987 N = 825
Stapel (1988): study NL 1988 18+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1988 N = 952
Mean
= 2.866
SD
= 0.370