Kirkcaldy et al. (2005): study ZZ 1995
Publication
- Author(s):
- Kirkcaldy, B.; Furnham, A.; Veenhoven, R.
- Title:
- Health Care and Subjective Well-Being in Nations.
- Source:
- Antoniou, A.S.;Cooper, C.L.;Eds.: "Research Companion to Organizational Health Psychology", Edward Elgar Publishers, 2005, UK, 393 - 412
Investigation
- Public
- Adults, general public, 53 nations, 1990s
- Sample
- Mixed samples
- Respondents
- N = 80000
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
On the whole, how happy would you say you are.....?
4 very happy
3 fairly happy
2 not very happy
1 very unhappy - Classification:
- O-HL-u-sq-v-4-b
- Author's label:
- happiness
- Full text:
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Happy Life Years
Life-expectancy in nations multiplied by 0-1 average happiness as assessed with survey questions type O-SL - Classification:
- Y-LS-l-sq-nt-100-a
- Author's label:
- Happy life years
- Full text:
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Self report on 8 questions:
Using the scale below, indicate how much of the time during the PAST MONTH have you felt each emotion?
A affectionate
B joyful
C sad
D worried
E irritable
F guilty
G happy
H proud
1 never
2 slight amount (rare)
3 some of the time
4 about half the time
5 much of the time
6 almost always
7 always
Computation: (A+B+G+H)-(C+D+E+F)/8
Name: Diener's 'Affect Balance' - Classification:
- A-BD2-cm-mq-v-7-b
- Author's label:
- Affect Balance
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
If you consider all the aspects of your recent life, in what measure are you satisfied with it?
1 completely unsatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 completely satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-ac
- Author's label:
- life satisfaction