Irwin et al. (1979): study NZ 1975
Publication
- Author(s):
- Irwin, R.; Dixon, G.; Kammann, R.
- Title:
- If you Want to Know how Happy I am ,You'll have to Ask me.
- Source:
- New Zealand Psychologist, 1979, Vol. 8, 10 - 12
Investigation
- Public
- Singles, Dunedin New Zealand, 1975
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 78
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
"Over the past month I have been feeling.........?"
7 extremely happy
6 very happy
5 somewhat happy
4 mixed (about equally happy and unhappy)
3 somewhat unhappy
2 very unhappy
1 extremely unhappy - Classification:
- M-FH-cm-sq-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Happiness (self-rating)
- Error estimates:
- Reliability: Validity: