Verkuyten (1986a): study NL 1984
Publication
- Author(s):
- Verkuyten, M.
- Title:
- The Impact of Ethnic and Sex Differences on Happiness among Adolescents in the Netherlands.
- Source:
- Journal of Social Psychology, 1986, Vol. 126, 259 - 260
Investigation
- Public
- Adolescents, autochtones and allochtones, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1984
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 261
- Non Response
- 0%
- Assessment
-
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
"Above you see a numbered ladder. Consider the top of the ladder as the best possible life and the bottom of the ladder as the worst possible life.
A Please place an X where you feel you are now.
B Place an Y at the point where you were five years ago.
C Please place a Z at the point that you feel you will be at five years from now.
[ 10 ] best possible life
[ 9 ]
[ 8 ]
[ 7 ]
[ 6 ]
[ 5 ]
[ 4 ]
[ 3 ]
[ 2 ]
[ 1 ]
[ 0 ] worst possible life
Question A is the case question.
Name: Cantril's self anchoring ladder rating of life (modified version) - Classification:
- C-BW-c-sq-l-11-b
- Author's label:
- Generalized (life) satisfaction
- Error estimates:
- Validity:
- 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:
- Hedonic affect
- Error estimates:
- Crombachs Alpha: 81