Beiser (1974): study CA 1963
Publication
- Author(s):
- Beiser, M.
- Title:
- Components and Correlates of Mental Well-Being.
- Source:
- Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 1974, Vol. 15, 320 - 327
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, Stirling County, Canada, 1963-1968
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 112
- Non Response
- 10%
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Unstructured and structured interview. Ratings by a psychiatrists.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on 10 questions:
"During the past few months, have you ever felt.....
A Particularly excited or interested in something?
B So restless that you couldn't sit long in a chair?
C Proud because someone complimented you on something you had done?
D Very lonely or remote from other people?
E Pleased about having accomplished something?
F Bored?
G Depressed or very unhappy?
H That things were going your way?
I Upset because someone criticized you?
Answer options and scoring:
3 often
2 sometimes
1 never
Summation:
-Positive Affect Score (PAS): A+C+E+I
-Negative Affect Score (NAS): B+D+F+H+J
-Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS
Possible range: -15 to +12
Name: Bradburn's 'Affect Balance Scale' (standard version) - Classification:
- A-BB-cq-mq-v-3-a
- Author's label:
- Affect
- Error estimates:
- Reliability: Equivalence: common variance: 18.5% for index of positive affects and 19.9% for index of negative affects positive affect score x negative affect score: r = -.13 (ns). Validity:
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Taken all together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say that you are....?
3 very happy
2 pretty happy
1 not too happy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
- Author's label:
- General well-being