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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: M-PL-c-sq-n-7-b

Characteristics

Code:
M-PL-c-sq-n-7-b
Focus:
Mixed: Pleasure in Life (M-PL)
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:

Here are some words and phrases we would like you to use to describe how you feel about your present life.....
1 miserable                                              
2
3
4
5
6
7  enjoyable

Item in: Campbell's Semantic Differential Scale

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Bach et al. (1991): study US 1989 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy patients and controls, USA, 1985 N = 335
Mean
= 5.270
SD
= 1.350