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Lomranz et al. (1988): study IL Tel Aviv 1983

Publication

Author(s):
Lomranz, J.; Bergman, S.; Eyal, N.; Shmotkin, D.
Title:
Indoor and Outdoor Activities of Aged Women and Man as Related to Depression and Well-Being.
Source:
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1988, Vol. 26, 303 - 314

Investigation

Public
60-80 aged, Israel, 1983
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 103
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on 12 questions:

Do you agree or disagree with the following statements concerning your feelings during the last week?
A  My time has been filled with things meaningful to me
B  I have felt liked
C  I have felt nervous
D  I have felt tense
E  I have felt down
F  I have felt I have much to look forward to
G I have felt harmony
H  I have felt emotionally stable
I   I have felt sad
J  I have felt impatient and restless
K I have felt annoyed
L  I have felt lighthearted

Rated:
4  completely agree
3  partly agree
2  partly disagree
1  completely disagree

Computation: (A+B+F+G+H+L) - (C+D+E+I+J+K)
Possible range -18 to +18. Transformed to range 0-100

Name: Swedish Health-Related Quality of Life Survey (SWED-QUAL) Part 4 'Your feelings'
Classification:
A-AB-cw-mq-v-4-a
Author's label:
Affect-Balance
Page in publication:
306

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Outdoor activity