Crowley (1986): study US 1981
Publication
- Author(s):
- Crowley, J.E.
- Title:
- Longitudinal Effects of Retirement on Men's Well-Being and Health.
- Source:
- Journal of Business and Psychology, 1986, Vol. 1, 95 - 113
Investigation
- Public
- 54-69 aged men, USA, 1981
- Survey name
- US-National Longitudinal Survey of Older Men 1976
- Sample
- Probability stratified sample
- Respondents
- N = 1200
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on 10 questions:
During the past few weeks, did you ever feel ....? (yes/no)
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 On top of the world?
H Depressed or very unhappy?
I That things were going your way?
J Upset because someone criticized you?
Answer options and scoring:
yes = 1
no = 0
Summation:
-Positive Affect Score (PAS): A+C+E+G+I
-Negative Affect Score (NAS): B+D+F+H+J
-Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS
Possible range: -5 to +5
Name: Bradburn's 'Affect Balance Scale' (standard version) - Classification:
- A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a
- Author's label:
- Well-being
- Remarks:
- Weighted average computed from table 3 by WDH-team
The possible range is -5 to +5 - Page in publication:
- 100
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 28%, 2: 106% (total 134%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.75 -
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question
All things considered, how happy are you?
1 very unhappy
2 somewhat unhappy
3 somewhat happy
4 very happy - Classification:
- O-HL-u-sq-v-4-k
- Author's label:
- global happiness
- Remarks:
- computed weighted average from table 2.
- Page in publication:
- 101
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 1%, 2: 5%, 3: 42%, 4: 52% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.45 -
- SD:
- 0.64 -