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Studies

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:

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Religious dissonanceof social context