Baruffol et al. (1995): study BE 1992
Publication
- Author(s):
- Baruffol, E.; Corten, P.; Gisle, L.
- Title:
- Life Satisfaction as a Mediator between Distressing Events and Neurotic Impairment in a General Population.
- Source:
- Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 1995, Vol. 92, 56 - 62
Investigation
- Public
- Adults, community, Belgium, 1990-1992
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Probability simple random sample
- Respondents
- N = 184
- Non Response
- T1- T2 attrition: 49%
- Assessment
-
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Which face comes closest to expressing feeling about life as a whole?
7 delighted
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-u-sq-f-7-a
- Author's label:
- life satisfaction; overall satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 56, 59
Correlational Findings
Earlier life-events