Yates et al. (1980): study US 1978
Publication
- Author(s):
- Yates, J.W.; Chalmer, B.; McKegney, F.P.
- Title:
- Evaluation of patients with advanced cancer using the Karnovsky Performance Status.
- Source:
- Cancer, 1980, Vol. 45, 2220 - 2224
Investigation
- Public
- Cancer patients, estimated surv. 3 - 12 months, Vermont, USA, 1978
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 52
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Stuctured interview by social worker.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Taken all together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say that you are....?
3 very happy
2 pretty happy
1 not too happy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- 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:
- Positive/negative affects.
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Which (of the faces) best described how you feel about your life as a whole?
7 completely happy
6
5
4 neither happy nor unhappy
3
2
1 completely unhappy - Classification:
- M-AO-u-sq-f-7-a
- Author's label:
- Satisfaction with life