Callan (1986): study AU 1986
Publication
- Author(s):
- Callan, V.J.
- Title:
- Single Women, Voluntary Childlessness and Perception about Life and Marriage.
- Source:
- Journal of Biosocial Science, 1986, Vol. 18, 479 - 487
Investigation
- Public
- About 20 aged single women Australia, 1986
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 102
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on 10 questions:
"During the past weeks did you ever feel...?"
A Particularly excited, or interested in something?
B So restless that you could not sit long in a chair?
C Proud because someone complimented you on something
you had done?
D Very lonely or remote from people?
E Pleased about having accomplished something?
F Bored?
G On top of the world?
H Depressed?
I That things were going your way?
J Upset because someone criticized you?
Response options: yes/no
If yes: "How often during the past week did you feel so?"
5 all the time
4 mostly
3 often
2 rarely
1 never
0 no
Summation:
Positive Affect Score (PAS): summed scores on A, C, E, G, I
Negative Affect Score (NAS): summed scores on B, D, F, H, J
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS
Possible range -50 to +50
Name: Bradburn's `Affect Balance Scale' (modified version) - Classification:
- A-BB-cw-mq-v-5-a
- Author's label:
- Subjective wellbeing
- Remarks:
- Positive affect: range 0-20 M = 15.4
Negative affect: range 0-20 M = 10.0
ABS computed by WDH team - Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -50 - 50 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.40 -
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
"How do you feel about your life as a whole?"
1 not very satisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 very satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-u-sq-?-9-a
- Author's label:
- Satisfaction with life as a whole.
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 9 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 6.43 6.60
- SD:
- - -