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:
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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