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Studies

Bach & Tilton (1994): study US 1984

Publication

Author(s):
Bach, J.R.; Tilton, M.C.
Title:
Life Satisfaction and Well-Being Measures in Ventilator Assisted Individuals with Traumatic Tetraplegia.
Source:
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1994, Vol. 75, 626 - 632

Investigation

Public
Tetraplegia patients and controls,USA,1984-86
Sample
Non-probability purposive sample
Respondents
N = 87
Non Response
40%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Tell me how much you are satisfied or dissatisfied with your life as a whole
1  very dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7  very satisfied

Last item in a series of questions about satisfaction with various domains in life
Classification:
O-SLW-u-sq-n-7-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction and Well-Being
Remarks:
-
Page in publication:
626-632
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.07 -
SD:
0.50 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Tetraplegia patient