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Studies

Phillips (1967a): study US NewHampshire 1962

Publication

Author(s):
Phillips, D.L.
Title:
Social Participation and Happiness.
Source:
American Journal of Sociology, 1967, Vol. 72, 479 - 488

Investigation

Public
21+ aged, general public, New Hampshire, USA, 196?
Sample
Respondents
N = 600
Non Response
-
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
at home

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:
  
Taking all together: how happy would you say you are? Would you say you are?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-v-3-a
Author's label:
Happiness
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 7%,   2: 52%,   3: 41%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.34 7.58
SD:
0.60 1.57
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
Remarks:
Possible range: -5 (low) to +5 (high)
Actual range: 19% +3 or more, 40% +1 or 2, 19% 0, 22% -1 or less

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Age