Bernheim et al. (2006): study DE 1990
Publication
- Author(s):
- Bernheim, J.L.; Hofmans, J.; Mazaheri, M.; Theuns, P.
- Title:
- The Potential of Anamnestic Comparative Self Assessment (ACSA) to Reduce Bias in the Measurement of Subjective Well-Being.
- Source:
- Journal of Happiness Studies, 2006, Vol. 7, 227 - 250
Investigation
- Public
- Patients university hospital, Berlin, Germany 1990-2003
- Sample
- Non-probability chunk sample
- Respondents
- N = 2584
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Questionnaire: paper
Filled out in waiting room of hospital, either on paper or on a palm-top computer
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Please rate your life satisfaction these days, compared to the BEST and the WORST periods in your life that you have just identified
Answers rated on an open line scale:
-5 | worst period
-4 |
-3 |
-2 |
-1 |
0
+1 |
+2 |
+3 |
+4 |
+5 | best period
Preceded by recall of best and worst periods in life-experience
Name: ACSA (Anamnestic Comparative Self Assessment) - Classification:
- O-BW-c-sq-ol-11-a
- Author's label:
- Amennestic Comparative Self-Assesment
- Remarks:
- Means recoded from -5 to +5 to 0-10
Variance 7,74. skewness 0,41, kurtosis -0.69, Kolmogorov-Smirnov Z 5,37 p<0.001 - Page in publication:
- 230-237
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 134%, 2: 124%, 3: 101%, 4: 126%, 5: 90%, 6: 158%, 7: 105%, 8: 39%, 9: 51%, 10: 35%, 11: 37% (total 1000%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- - 3.86
- SD:
- - 2.78
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Currently I am .. with life as a whole
1 very dissatisfied
2 dissatisfied
3 neither satisfied, nor dissatisfied
4 satisfied
5 very satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-v-5-q
- Author's label:
- Conventional Question (CQ)
- Remarks:
- Transformed mean stretched to range 0-10
Variance 9.54, Skewness 0.05, Kurtosis -1.13, Kolmogorov-Smirnov Z 10.15 p<0.001 - Page in publication:
- 230-234
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- - 4.69
- SD:
- - 3.08
Correlational Findings
Current disease (who icd-10 classification)