Abbey et al. (1994): study US Chicago 1980
Publication
- Author(s):
- Abbey, A.; Andrews, F.M.; Halman, L.J.
- Title:
- Psychosocial Predictors of Life Quality: How are They Effected by Infertility, Gender and Parenthood?
- Source:
- Journal of Family Issues, 1994, Vol. 15, 253 - 271
Investigation
- Public
- Law school students, Chicago, USA, 198?
- Survey name
- Not a survey study
- Sample
- Non-probability accidental sample
- Respondents
- N = 85
- Non Response
- ?
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Generally, how happy are you.....?
1 not at all
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 completely
(Originally presented on a horizontal line scale) - Classification:
- O-HL-g-sq-n-9-a
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
"How is your mood these days....?"
1 not good almost all the time
2 not good most of the time
3 sometimes good, sometimes not good
4 good most of the time
5 good almost all the time (or all the time) - Classification:
- A-AOL-c-sq-v-5-a
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
"On the whole, how is your general mood these days....?"
1 bad almost all the time
2
3
4
5 good almost all the time" - Classification:
- A-AOL-c-sq-v-5-d
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
How depressed or cheerful have you been during the past month......?
0 very depressed
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 very cheerful
Item in Dupuy's 'General Wellbeing Schedule' - Classification:
- A-AOL-cm-sq-n-11-a
Correlational Findings
History of current occupation
Intrinsically motivated
Perceived quality of intimate ties