Rosenberg (1962): study US 1960
Publication
- Author(s):
- Rosenberg, M.
- Title:
- The Dissonant Religious Context and Emotional Disturbance.
- Source:
- American Journal of Sociology, 1962, Vol. 68, 1 - 10
Investigation
- Public
- High school pupils, New York, USA,1960
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1618
- Non Response
- 1% because of inadequate answers
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on 6 questions:
A On the whole, how happy would you say you are?
B On the whole, I think I am a quite happy person.
C In general, how would you say you feel most of the time -in
good or in low spirits?
D I get a lot of fun out of life.
E I wish I could be as happy as others seem to be.
F How often do you feel downcast and rejected?
Response options: not reported
The items of this scale were randomly distributed in the questionnaire.
Name: Rosen 'Depressive Affect Scale' - Classification:
- M-AO-g-mq-v-5-a
- Author's label:
- Depressive Affect
- Remarks:
- Depressed : 17%
Not-depressed : 83% - Error estimates:
- Reliability: equivalence: Guttman Scale reproducebility 95% Guttman Scale scalability 75% Validity: