Tissue (1972): study US 1969
Publication
- Author(s):
- Tissue, T.
- Title:
- Another Look at Self-Rated Health among the Elderly.
- Source:
- Journal of Gerontology, 1972, Vol. 27, 91 - 94
Investigation
- Public
- Aged persons, welfare recipients, USA, 1969
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 256
- 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 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:
- Morale
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
".....achievement of own life goals"
(Full question not reported)
3 most
2 some
1 few - Classification:
- C-RG-u-sq-v-3-a
- Author's label:
- Morale
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
" ......happy ..... " (full text not reported)
3 very happy
2 pretty happy
1 not too happy - Classification:
- O-H?-?-sq-v-3-a
- Author's label:
- Morale