Matlin (1966): study PR 1963
Publication
- Author(s):
- Matlin, N.
- Title:
- The Demography of Happiness.
- Source:
- University of Puerto Rico, Health & Welfare Series 2, nr. 3, 1966, Puerto Rico
Investigation
- Public
- 20+ aged, general public, Puerto Rico, 1963-1964
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1417
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Taking all things together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say you are...?
3 very happy
2 fairly happy
1 not too happy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-3-ab
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Page in publication:
- 5
- Error estimates:
- Reliability: Validity: External congruent validity. Validation sample of psychiatric patients appeared significantly less happy than average Puerto Ricans. (See MATLI 1966/2)
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 33%, 2: 50%, 3: 17% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.84 6.18
- SD:
- 0.69 1.77
- Full text:
-
Self report on 9 questions:
During the past few weeks, did you ever feel ....? (yes/no)
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): AC+E+G+I
-Negative Affect Score (NAS): B+D+F+H+J
-Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS
Possible range: -5 to +4
Name: Bradburn's 'Affect Balance Scale' (adjusted version 'excited/interested' item dropped) - Classification:
- A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-c
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Remarks:
- Possible range: -6(low) to +3(high);
Actual range: 15% score -3 or less; 19% score -1 or -2; 29% score 0; 23% score 1, 14% score 2 or 3
M = -.38 Ms' = 6.2 -3 = 2.16" - Error estimates:
- Reliablility: Equivalence positive items : Q ranging from +.36 to +.58 Equivalence negative items : Q ranging from +.66 to +.84 positive x negative items : Q ranging from -.05 to +.30 positive affect score x negative affect score: G' = -.14 (01) Validity: External congruent validity. Validation sample of psychiatric patients appeared significantly less happy than average Puerto Ricans. (See MATLI 1966/2)
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -5 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- - 2.16
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
" Are you most of the time in ....?"
4 very good spirits
3 good spirits
2 low spirits
1 very low spirits - Classification:
- A-AOL-g-sq-v-4-c
- Author's label:
- Spirits