Timmermans (1997): study BE 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, Belgium, 1990
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 2792
- 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: 1.3%, 2: 5.7%, 3: 51.1%, 4: 38.6% (total 96.7%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.31 7.70
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
"Now taking everything about your life into account, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your life today?"
10 satisfied
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-m-11-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 1.1%, 2: 1%, 3: 1.7%, 4: 2.3%, 5: 7.6%, 6: 8.2%, 7: 16.6%, 8: 26.8%, 9: 18.1%, 10: 15%, 11: 0% (total 98.4%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.60 7.30
- 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 4.8%
+4 10.4%
+3 16.3%
+2 17.7%
+1 18.2%
0 17.1%
-1 6.1%
-2 4.1%
-3 2.2%
-4 .4%
-5 Low .2%
M = 1.48 " - Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.48 6.50
- SD:
- - -