Packer et al. (1997): study CA 1992
Publication
- Author(s):
- Packer, S.; Cohen, S.; Husted, J.
- Title:
- Psychopathology and Quality of Life in Schizophrenia.
- Source:
- Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, 1997, Vol. 22, 231 - 234
Investigation
- Public
- 18-40 aged, schizophrenics, Canada,199?
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive sample
- Respondents
- N = 40
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question, asked twice in interview:
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
Summation: arithmetic mean
Name: Andrews & Withey's "Delighted-Terrible Scale" (original version)
Also known as Lehman's 'Global life satisfaction' - Classification:
- O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- global life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 232