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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: O-V-c-sq-n-7-a

Characteristics

Code:
O-V-c-sq-n-7-a
Focus:
Overall: Various items (O-V)
Time frame:
currently (today, these days, presently) (c)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
numeric scale (n)
Scale Range:
7

Description

Self report on single question:

"How would you describe your own personal adjustment to life these days......?"
- 3 very maladjusted
- 2
- 1
  0
+1
+2
+ 3 very well adjusted

Scoring: a  =  -3..........d  =  0.........g  =  +3

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation O'Brien & Patsiorkovski (1999): study RU 1996 18+ aged, Rural areas, general public, Russia, 1996 N = 463
Mean
= 4.565
SD
= 0.848
 O'Brien & Patsiorkovski (1999): study RU 1995 18+ aged, Rural areas, general public, Russia, 1995 N = 463
Mean
= 4.612
SD
= 1.018
 O'Brien & Patsiorkovski (1999): study RU 1997 18+ aged, rural areas, general public, Russia, 1997 N = 463
Mean
= 4.600
SD
= 0.879