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Studies

Harding (1985): study GB 1981

Publication

Author(s):
Harding, S.D.
Title:
Values and the Nature of Psychological Well-Being.
Source:
Abrams, M.;Gerard, D.;Timms, N.,Eds.: "Values and Social Change in Britain", McMillan, 1985, London, UK, 227 - 252

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Great Britain, 1983
Sample
Respondents
N = 1231
Non Response
?
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Highly structured

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
4  very happy
3  quite happy
2  not very happy
1  not at all happy.
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a
Author's label:
Psychological well-being
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0%,   2: 4%,   3: 58%,   4: 38%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.30 7.70
SD:
0.55 -
Full text:
Self report on single question:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1   dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a
Author's label:
Psychological well-being
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.70 7.40
SD:
- -
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:
1.40 6.40
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Religiousness