Wnuk et al. (2012): study PL 2008
Publication
- Author(s):
- Wnuk, M.; Fobair, P.; Marcinkowski, J. T.
- Title:
- The Relationship of Purpose in Life and Hope in Shaping Happiness Among Patients with Cancer.in Poland.
- Source:
- Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 2010, vol 30, 461 - 483
Investigation
- Public
- Cancer out-patients, Warsaw, Poland, 2008
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability chunk sample
- Respondents
- N = 50
- Non Response
- 50%
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Here is ladder representing the 'ladder of life'. Let's suppose the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you; and the bottom, the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time?
10 best possible
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 worst possible life
This question was preceded (not followed) by questions on life 5 years ago and 5 years from now. - Classification:
- C-BW-c-sq-l-11-cb
- Author's label:
- Cantril Ladder
- Page in publication:
- 468/9
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.91 -
- SD:
- 2.24 -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Taking al things together, how would you say things are these days - would you say you are..?
4 very happy
3 pretty happy
2 not too happy
1 unhappy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-4-o
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Remarks:
- The text of this question reported on page 470 seems to be wrong and does not fit the description in table 2.
Mean transformed from range 0-3 to range 1-4 by WDH team - Page in publication:
- Table 2
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 34%, 2: 38%, 3: 24%, 4: 4% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.98 4.41
- SD:
- 0.86 1.74
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
How do you feel about your life at present?
1 terrible (very dissatisfied)
:
6 delighted (very satisfied)
Labels of intermediate response categories not reported - Classification:
- O-DT-c-sq-v-6-a
- Author's label:
- Evaluation of life as a whole
- Remarks:
- Rated on range 0-5, changed by WDH team to range1-6
- Page in publication:
- 468-9
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 6 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.98 -
- SD:
- 1.15 -