Chiriboga & Cutler (1977): study US 1977
Publication
- Author(s):
- Chiriboga, D.A.; Cutler, L.
- Title:
- Stress Responses among Divorcing Men and Women.
- Source:
- Journal of Divorce, 1977, Vol. 1, 95 - 106
Investigation
- Public
- Recently divorced, California, USA,1977
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 252
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Interview with both structured and open questions
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Taking all together: how happy would you say you are? Would you say you are?
3 very happy
2 pretty happy
1 not too happy - Classification:
- O-HL-u-sq-v-3-a
- Author's label:
- Psychological Well-being.
- Full text:
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Self report on 8 questions.
"During the past week, did you ever feel.....?"
A very lonely
B restless
C bored
D depressed
E on top of the world
F excited or interested
G pleased about accomplishment
H proud
Answer options:
1 never
2 once
3 several times
4 often
Summation:
-Positive Affect Score (PAS): E+F+G+H
-Negative Affect Score (NAS): A+B+C+D
-Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS-NAS+13
Name: Bradburn's Affect Balance Scale (modified version) - Classification:
- A-BB-cw-mq-v-4-d
- Author's label:
- Affect balance.