Munzel et al. (2018): study US 2014
Publication
- Author(s):
- Munzel, A.; Galan, J.P.; Meyer-Waarden, L.
- Title:
- The Social Side of Sustainability: Well-being as a Driver and an Outcome of Social Relationships and Interactions on Social Networking Sites
- Source:
- Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 2018, Vol. 130, 14 - 27
Investigation
- Public
- Facebook users, USA, 2014
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive sample
- Respondents
- N = 678
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on 23 questions:
A Using the 1-7 scale below, indicate your agreement right now with each of the items by placing the appropriate number on the line preceding that item. Please be open and honest in your responding.
a In most ways my life is close to ideal
b The conditions of my life are excellent
c I am satisfied with my life
d So far, I have gotten the important things I want in life
e If I could live my life over again, I would change nothing
Answers rated:
7 strongly agree
6 agree
5 slightly agree
4 neither agree nor disagree
3 slightly disagree
2 disagree
1 strongly disagree
Name: Diener's Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS).
B Indicate to what extend you feel this way ...
a nervous
b distressed
c afraid
d jittery
e irritable
f upset
g scared
h ashamed
i guilty
j hostile
k active
l determined
m inspired
n attentive
o proud
p strong
q interested
Rated:
1 very slightly or not at all
2 a little
3 moderately
4 quite a bit
5 extremely
Name: Watson's PANAS. Time frame not reported
Items "enthusiastic" and "alert" removed from original 20 item scale
Positive affect score PAS: k to t
Negative affect score NAS: a to j
Summation: (z-score A) + (z-score B:PAS) - (z-score B:NAS) - Classification:
- M-AO-?-mq-vt-*-b
- Author's label:
- Overall subjective well-being
- Full text:
-
Self report on 18 questions:
Lead item not reported.
A nervous
B distressed
C afraid
D jittery
E irritable
F upset
G scared
H excited
I ashamed
J guilty
K hostile
L active
M determined
N inspired
O attentive
P proud
Q strong
R interested
Rated:
1: slightly/not at all
.
.
5 extremely
Negative affect score (NAS): A to K
Positive affect score (PAS): L to R
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS
Name: Watson's PANAS version not reported
Items "alert" and "enthusiastic" removed - Classification:
- A-BW-?-mq-v-5-d
- Author's label:
- Positive and negative affect
- Remarks:
- ABS computed by WDH-team
Probable scale range -8,4 to +6,0 ? - Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -42 - 30 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.94 -
- SD:
- - -