Timmermans (1997): study CN 1990
Publication
- Author(s):
- Timmermans, D.
- Title:
- Correlates of Happiness in 42 Nations: Analysis of the World Values Study 1990 - 1991
- Source:
- No report available. Findings directly entered in the World Database of Happiness. Based on analysis of World Values Survey 2.
Investigation
- Public
- 18+aged, general public, China, 1990
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1000
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
4 very happy
3 quite happy
2 not very happy
1 not at all happy. - Classification:
- O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 2.2%, 2: 31.2%, 3: 35.5%, 4: 28% (total 96.9%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.92 6.40
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
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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 Balance Scale
- Remarks:
- "+5 High 4.1%
+4 11.8%
+3 15.5%
+2 16.4%
+1 15.2%
0 12.7%
-1 8.3%
-2 5.8%
-3 4.1%
-4 1.0%
-5 Low .7%
M = 1.28 " - Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.28 6.30
- SD:
- - -