Kahneman & Krueger (2006): study US 2004
Publication
- Author(s):
- Kahneman, D.; Krueger, A.B.
- Title:
- Developments in the Measurement of Subjective Well-Being.
- Source:
- Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, Vol. 20, 3 - 24
Investigation
- Public
- Employed females, USA , 2004
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive sample
- Respondents
- N = 909
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Experience sampling
Day Reconstruction method (DRM). Respondents are asked to fill out a diary summarizing episodes, that occured in the preceding day and what they did. Afterwards they are asked to descirbe how they felt during each activity and report the intensity of their feelings.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on yesterday's activities using a diary format.
Nine affects were rated for each episode:
A happy
B warm, friendly
C enjoying myself
D frustrated, annoyed
E depressed, blue
F hassled, pushed around
G angry, hostile
H worried, anxious
I criticized, put down
Rating: 0 'not at all' to 6 'very much'
Computation: (A+B+C)/3 - (D+E+F+H+H+I)/6
Name: Kahneman's Net Affect
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6 - Classification:
- A-AB-yd-mq-n-7-a
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
In general, how satisfied are you with your life these days? Would you way that you are....?
4 very satisfied
3 somewhat satisfied
2 somewhat dissatisfied
1 very dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-v-4-aa