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Studies

Suhail & Chaudhry (2004): study PK 2000

Publication

Author(s):
Suhail, K.; Chaudhry, H.R.
Title:
Predictors of Subjective Well-Being in an Eastern Muslim Culture.
Source:
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 2004, Vol. 23, 359 - 376.

Investigation

Public
16-80 aged, general public, Lahore, Pakistan, 2000
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Probability area sample
Respondents
N = 973
Non Response
not reported
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire completed in presence of the interviewer. Illiterates were interviewed orally

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single  question:

Which face comes closest to expressing feeling about life as a whole?
7  delighted
6  very satisfying
5  satisfying
4  mixed
3  dissatisfying
2  very dissatisfying
1  terrible
-   No opinion



Name: Andrews & Withey's "Delighted-Terrible Scale" (modified
version)
Classification:
O-DT-u-sq-f-7-a
Author's label:
Personal happiness
Page in publication:
364-366
Full text:
Self report on single question:

Here is a picture of a ladder. Suppose we say that the top of the ladder (10) represents the best possible life for you and the bottom (1) represents the worst possible life for you.  Where on the ladder do you feel personally stand at the present time?
[ 10 ]  best possible life for you
[   9 ]
[   8 ]
[   7 ]
[   6 ]
[   5 ]
[   4 ]
[   3 ]
[   2 ]
[   1 ]  worst possible life for you

Name: Cantril's self anchoring ladder rating of life (adapted version)
Classification:
C-BW-c-sq-l-10-b
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Page in publication:
364
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.7%,   2: 0.4%,   3: 3.7%,   4: 4.9%,   5: 14%,   6: 17.4%,   7: 14.9%,   8: 15.3%,   9: 12.5%,   10: 16%   (total 99.8%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.07 6.75
SD:
2.05 2.28

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Pesonal happiness