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Demir & Weitekamp (2007): study US 2007

Publication

Author(s):
Demir, M.; Weitekamp, L.A.
Title:
I am So Happy Cause Today I Found My Friend: Friendship and Personality as Predictors of Happiness.
Source:
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2007, Vol. 8, 181 - 211

Investigation

Public
University students, USA, 2007
Sample
Non-probability accidental sample
Respondents
N = 423
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on 20 questions.

This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Read each item and mark the appropriate answer in the space next to that word. Indicate to what extend you generally feel this way, that is, how you feel on average?
A  nervous
B  distressed
C  afraid
D  jittery
E  irritable
F  upset
G  scared
H  ashamed
I  guilty
J  hostile
K  excited
L  active
M  determined
N  inspired
O  enthusiastic
P  alert
Q  attentive
R  proud
S  strong
T  interested

Answer options:  
1  very slightly or not at all
2  a little
3  moderately
4  quite a bit
5  extremely

Negative affect score (NAS): (A to J)/10
Positive affect score (PAS): (K to T)/10
Affect Balance Score  (ABS): PAS - NAS

Name: Watson et al's PANAS ('in general' version)
Classification:
A-BW-g-mq-v-5-g
Author's label:
Positive and Negative Affect
Remarks:
Mean: computed PA - NA = 3.82 - 2.04 in this case on a scale from -4 to +4
Page in publication:
191
Error estimates:
PA α = 0.82, NA α = 0.84
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -4 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
1.70 -
SD:
- -
Full text:
Self report on 25 questions

A  
20-item PANAS
To what extend do you feel this way right now in your life? a nervous
b  distressed
c  afraid
d jittery
e  irritable
f  upset
g  scared
h ashamed
i  guilty
j  hostile
k  excited
l  active
m  determined
n  inspired
o  enthusiastic
p  alert
q  attentive
r  proud
s  strong
t  interested

Answer options:  
1  very slightly or not at all
2  a little
3  moderately
4  quite a bit
5  extremely

Positive affect score PAS: k to t
Negative affect score NAS: a to j

B  
5-item Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener)
a  In most ways my life is close to ideal
b  The conditions of my life are excellent
c  I am satisfied with my life
d  So far, I have gotten the important things I want in life
e  If I could live my life over, I would change nothing
      
Answer options:
1   not at all
2  a little
3  moderately
4  quite a bit
5  very much

COMPUTATION:
(Mean A: PAS) + (Mean B) - (MEAN A:NAS)
Classification:
M-AO-m-mq-v-5-a
Author's label:
happiness
Remarks:
Aggregate happiness score by standardizing the satisfaction with life, positve and negateive affect scores and subtracting the standardized negative affect scores from the sum of standardizedsatisfaction with life and positve affect scores
Page in publication:
193
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -3 - 9 On range 0-10
Mean:
0.07 -
SD:
2.30 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Gender