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Campbell (1981): study US 1978

Publication

Author(s):
Campbell, A.
Title:
The Sense of Well-Being in America.
Source:
McGraw-Hill, 1981, New York, USA

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, USA, 1978
Sample
Respondents
N = 3692
Non Response
about 20 %
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
at home

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
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 and negative affects
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.00 7.00
SD:
- -
Full text:
Self report on single question:

We have talked about various parts of your life, now I want to ask you about your life as a whole. How satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days.....?
7  completely satisfied
6
5
4  neutral
3
2
1  completely dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a
Author's label:
Satisfaction with life as a whole
Full text:
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
Page in publication:
21
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 10%,   2: 60%,   3: 30%   (total 100%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.20 7.22
SD:
0.60 1.56

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Satisfaction with self Satisfaction with oneself-as-a-person Satisfaction with standard of living Satisfaction with income Satisfaction with family life Satisfaction with family of relatives Satisfied with marriage Satisfaction with marriage Satisfaction with family income Satisfaction with income Satisfied with friendships Satisfaction with friends Satisfaction with savings Attitudes to one's possessions Satisfaction with work Satisfaction with work-as-a-whole Satisfaction with housework Satisfaction with home-making Satisfaction with life in the U.S.A. Satisfaction with life in general in nation Satisfaction with housing Satisfaction with housing
Build environment
Satisfaction with neighbourhood Attitude to neighborhood Satisfaction with health Satisfaction with health Satisfaction with community Attitude to vicinity Satisfaction with amount of education Satisfaction with education Family income Household income Level of education Level of school-education Age Current age (in years)