McCrae & Costa (1991): study US Baltimore County, Maryland 1979
Publication
- Author(s):
- McCrae, R.R.; Costa, P.T.
- Title:
- Adding 'Liebe und Arbeit': The Full Five Factor Model and Well-Being.
- Source:
- Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1991, Vol. 17, 227 - 232
Investigation
- Public
- Single males and couples Baltimore USA, followed 7 years, 1979-86
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 429
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on 10 questions:
During the past few weeks, did you ever feel ....? (yes/no)
A Particularly excited or interested in something?
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): A+C+E+G+I
-Negative Affect Score (NAS): B+D+F+H+J
-Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS
Possible range: -5 to +5
Name: Bradburn's 'Affect Balance Scale' (standard version) - Classification:
- A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a
- Author's label:
- Affect Balance Scale
- Remarks:
- T1: M=2.81 SD=1.89 Ms'= 7.81 SDs'= 1.89
T2: M=2.89 SD=2.00 Ms'= 7.89 SDs'= 2.00
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
How do you feel about your life as a whole.....?
7 delighted
6 pleased
5 mostly satisfied
4 mixed
3 mostly dissatisfied
2 unhappy
1 terrible
Name: Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale' (original version) - Classification:
- O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Life-satisfaction
- Remarks:
- T1: M=4.50 SD= .98 Ms'= 5.80 SDs'= 1.63
T2: M=4.52 SD=1.02 Ms'= 5.86 SDs'= 1.70