Abdel-Khalek (2015): study KW 2010
Publication
- Author(s):
- Abdel-Khalek, A.M.
- Title:
- Quality of Life, Subjective Well-Being, and Religiosity, among Kuwaiti Patient and Non-Patient Retired Workers.
- Source:
- World Journal of Behavioral Science, 2015, 1, 21-30
Investigation
- Public
- Retired civil service worker, Kuwait, 2010
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability accidental sample
- Respondents
- N = 107
- Non Response
- 7%
- Assessment
-
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Trained research assistants carried out the testing, in individual settings.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
The following questions ask about how satisfied you have felt about various aspects of your life over the last 2 weeks..
How would you rate your overall quality of life?
1 very poor
2 poor
3 neither poor nor good
4 good
5 very good
Item 81 (G1) in WHOQOL-100. Item 1 in WHOQOL-Bref
In Bref variant not preceded with timeframe ''past 2 weeks' - Classification:
- O-QOL-cw-sq-v-5-b
- Author's label:
- over quality of life
- Remarks:
- Page in publication:
- 22, table 1, 2
- Error estimates:
- retest after one week: Cronbach's alpha=+.76
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
"Generally speaking, how (much) do you feel happy? What score do you give if we put ten for 'extremely happy, zero for extremely unhappy' and five for neither happy nor unhappy'?"
10 extremely happy
9
8
7
6
5 neither happy nor unhappy
4
3
2
1
0 extremely unhappy - Classification:
- M-FH-g-sq-n-11-a
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Page in publication:
- 234
- Error estimates:
- retest after one week: Cronbach's alpha=+.85
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
To what degree do you feel satisfied with your life in general?
10 maximum
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 minimum - Classification:
- O-SLu-g-sq-n-11-i
- Error estimates:
- retest after one week: Cronbach's alpha=+.81