Chiriboga & Cutler (1977): study US 1977
Publication
- Author(s):
- Chiriboga, D.A.; Cutler, L.
- Title:
- Stress Responses among Divorcing Men and Women.
- Source:
- Journal of Divorce, 1977, Vol. 1, 95 - 106
Investigation
- Public
- Recently divorced, California, USA,1977
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 252
- Non Response
- Assessment
- 
        Interview: face-to-face                    
 Interview with both structured and open questions
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
- 
            Self report on single question:
 
 Taking all together: how happy would you say you are? Would you say you are?
 3 very happy
 2 pretty happy
 1 not too happy
- Classification:
- O-HL-u-sq-v-3-a
- Author's label:
- Psychological Well-being.
- Full text:
- 
            Self report on 8 questions.
 
 "During the past week, did you ever feel.....?"
 A very lonely
 B restless
 C bored
 D depressed
 E on top of the world
 F excited or interested
 G pleased about accomplishment
 H proud
 
 Answer options:
 1 never
 2 once
 3 several times
 4 often
 
 Summation:
 -Positive Affect Score (PAS): E+F+G+H
 -Negative Affect Score (NAS): A+B+C+D
 -Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS-NAS+13
 
 Name: Bradburn's Affect Balance Scale (modified version)
- Classification:
- A-BB-cw-mq-v-4-d
- Author's label:
- Affect balance.