Derogatis et al. (1979): study US 1976
Publication
- Author(s):
- Derogatis, L.R.; Abeloff, M.D.; Melisaratos, N.
- Title:
- Psychological Coping Mechanisms and Survival Time in Metastatic Breast Cancer.
- Source:
- JAMA, 1979, Vol. 242, 1504 - 1508
Investigation
- Public
- Cancer patients, followed 1 year, USA, 1976-1978
- Sample
- Non-probability chunk sample
- Respondents
- N = 35
- Non Response
- not reported
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Self-report at T1, Assessment of vital status at T2
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on 40 items
Lead sentence and items not reported
Positive affect dimensions
A Joy
B Contentment
C Vigor
D affection
Negative affect dimensions
E Anxiety
F Depression
G Guilt
H Hostility
Rated
0 not at all
1
2
3
4 extremely
Computation:
Positive Affects Total (PTOT): A+B+C+D
Negative Affects Total (NTOT): E+F+G+H
Affects Balance Index (ABI) : PTOT-NTOT/20
Name: Derogatis Affects Balance Scale, short (DBAS) - Classification:
- A-Bde-c-mq-n-5-a
- Author's label:
- Mood and affect
- Remarks:
- Long-term survivors: M=1,27, Short-term survivors: M=2,01 (p<.05)
- Page in publication:
- 1505