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Balatsky & Diener (1993): study RU 1990 /1

Publication

Author(s):
Balatsky, G.; Diener, E.
Title:
Subjective Well-Being among Russian Students.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 1993, Vol. 28, 225 - 243

Investigation

Public
Students, Russia, 1990
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability chunk sample
Respondents
N = 116
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on 20 questions.

This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Read each item and mark the appropriate answer in the space next to that word. Indicate to what extend you felt this way today....?

A  nervous
B  distressed
C  afraid
D  jittery
E  irritable
F  upset
G  scared
H  ashamed
I  guilty
J  hostile
K  excited
L  active
M  determined
N  inspired
O  enthusiastic
P  alert
Q  attentive
R  proud
S  strong
T  interested

Answer options:  
1  very slightly or not at all
2  a little
3  moderately
4  quite a bit
5  extremely

Negative affect score (NAS): A to J
Positive affect score (PAS): K to T
Affect Balance Score  (ABS): PAS - NAS
Name: Watson et al's PANAS ('today' version)
Classification:
A-BW-md-mq-v-5-b
Author's label:
Difference pos/neg affects
Remarks:
PA= 29,5
NA= 24,7
ABS= + 4,8
Page in publication:
229
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -40 - 40 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.80 -
SD:
- -
Full text:
Self report on single question:

How do you feel about your life as a whole right now.....?
7  delightful
6  very satisfying
5  satisfying
4  mixed
3  dissatisfying
2  very dissatisfying
1  terrible
No opinion

Name: Andrews & Withey's  `Delighted-Terrible Scale' ( modified version)
Classification:
O-DT-c-sq-v-7-aa
Page in publication:
230
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.15 -
SD:
1.48 -
Full text:
Self report on 20 questions.

This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Read each item and mark the appropriate answer in the space next to that word. Indicate to what extend you feel this way during the past few days:

A  nervous
B  distressed
C  afraid
D  jittery
E  irritable
F  upset
G  scared
H  ashamed
I  guilty
J  hostile
K  excited
L  active
M  determined
N  inspired
O  enthusiastic
P  alert
Q  attentive
R  proud
S  strong
T  interested

Answer options:  
1  very slightly or not at all
2  a little
3  moderately
4  quite a bit
5  extremely

Negative affect score (NAS): A to J
Positive affect score (PAS): K to T
Affect Balance Score  (ABS): PAS - NAS

Name: Watson's PANAS ('past few days' version)
Classification:
A-BW-c-mq-v-5-c
Page in publication:
225-243
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -40 - 40 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.80 -
SD:
- -