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Forti & Huyg (1983): study US Louisiana 1977

Publication

Author(s):
Forti, T.J.; Huyg, M.S.
Title:
A Documented Evaluation of Primary Prevention through Consultation.
Source:
Community Mental Health Journal, 1983, Vol. 19, 290 - 304

Investigation

Public
Catholic nuns, re-organized cloister, followed 4 years, Louisiana, USA, 1977-1981
Sample
Respondents
N = 137
Non Response
T1: 18%, T2: 14%, T3: 23%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single  question:

Which face comes closest to expressing feeling about life as a whole?
7  delighted
6  very satisfying
5  satisfying
4  mixed
3  dissatisfying
2  very dissatisfying
1  terrible
-   No opinion



Name: Andrews & Withey's "Delighted-Terrible Scale" (modified
version)
Classification:
O-DT-u-sq-f-7-a
Author's label:
Global well-being
Remarks:
                            1977      1979      1981      

1. (Delighted)       20,6%     23,4%    27,2%
2.                         49,3%     55,2%    41,1%
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.10 8.50
SD:
0.50 -
Full text:
Self report on single question:

I am happy most of the time
1 true
0 false
Classification:
M-TH-g-sq-v-2-b

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age