Measures of Happiness: O-HL-g-sq-n-10-a
Characteristics
- Code:
- O-HL-g-sq-n-10-a
- Focus:
- Overall: Happiness in Life (O-HL)
- Time frame:
- generally (g)
- Mode:
- 1 question (sq)
- Scale Type:
- numeric scale (n)
- Scale Range:
- 10
Description
Self report on single question:We would like to rate your happiness on this scale. You notice that the 10 boxes on this scale go from the HIGHEST POSITION OF PLUS 5 - or extremely happy - all the way down to the LOWEST POSITION OF MINUS 5 - or extremely unhappy.
Please tell me how far up the scale or how far down the scale you would rate HOW HAPPY YOU ARE IN GENERAL?
+5 (10) extremely happy
+4
+3
+2
+1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5 (1) extremely unhappy
List of Studies Using this Measure
Standard Deviation
- Mean
- = 8.443
- SD
- = 1.617