Michalos (1980): study CA 1979
Publication
- Author(s):
- Michalos, A.C.
- Title:
- Satisfaction and Happiness.
- Source:
- Social Indicators Research, 1980, Vol. 8, 385 - 422
Investigation
- Public
- University staff members, Guelph Canada, 1979
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 357
- Non Response
- 59%
- Assessment
-
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
How do you feel about your life as a whole right now.....?
7 delightful
6 very satisfying
5 satisfying
4 mixed
3 dissatisfying
2 very dissatisfying
1 terrible
No opinion
Name: Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale' ( modified version) - Classification:
- O-DT-c-sq-v-7-aa
- Author's label:
- Satisfaction with life
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.45 7.41
- SD:
- 1.06 -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Considering your life as a whole, would you describe it as....:?
1 very unhappy
2
| unhappy
3
4 an even mixture of unhappiness and happiness
5
| happy
6
7 very happy
no opinion - Classification:
- O-HL-u-sq-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.36 7.27
- SD:
- 1.28 -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
"Some people have certain goals or aspirations for various aspects of their lives. They aim for a particular sort of home, income, family lifestyle, and so on. Compared to your general aims and goals, how would you say that your life measures up to it.....?"
1 not at all
2 fairly
3 poorly
4 half as well as your goal
5 fairly
6 well
7 matches your goal - Classification:
- C-RG-u-sq-v-7-b
- Author's label:
- Goal achievement
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.19 6.93
- SD:
- 1.06 -