Duckitt (1982): study ZA 1980
Publication
- Author(s):
- Duckitt, J.H.
- Title:
- Social Integration and Psychological Well-Being: A Study of Elderly Persons living in the Inner-City Area of Pretoria.
- Source:
- Humanitas, Republic of South Africa, 1982, Vol. 8, 121-129
Investigation
- Public
- 65-90 aged whites Pretoria, South Africa, 198?
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 80
- Non Response
- 20%
- Assessment
-
Interview: face-to-face
at home
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Lead item not reported
[ 9 ] best imaginable
[ 8 ]
[ 7 ]
[ 6 ]
[ 5 ]
[ 4 ]
[ 3 ]
[ 2 ]
[ 1 ] worst imaginable
Name: Cantril's self anchoring ladder rating (modified version) - Classification:
- C-BW-?-sq-l-9-a
- Author's label:
- Psychological well-being
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 9 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 6.80 7.10
- SD:
- 1.90 -
- 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:
- Psychological well-being
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 6.80 -
- SD:
- 2.10 -