Demir & Weitekamp (2007): study US 2007
Publication
- Author(s):
- Demir, M.; Weitekamp, L.A.
- Title:
- I am So Happy Cause Today I Found My Friend: Friendship and Personality as Predictors of Happiness.
- Source:
- Journal of Happiness Studies, 2007, Vol. 8, 181 - 211
Investigation
- Public
- University students, USA, 2007
- Sample
- Non-probability accidental sample
- Respondents
- N = 423
- 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 generally feel this way, that is, how you feel on average?
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)/10
Positive affect score (PAS): (K to T)/10
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS
Name: Watson et al's PANAS ('in general' version) - Classification:
- A-BW-g-mq-v-5-g
- Author's label:
- Positive and Negative Affect
- Remarks:
- Mean: computed PA - NA = 3.82 - 2.04 in this case on a scale from -4 to +4
- Page in publication:
- 191
- Error estimates:
- PA α = 0.82, NA α = 0.84
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -4 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.70 -
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
-
Self report on 25 questions
A
20-item PANAS
To what extend do you feel this way right now in your life? 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
Positive affect score PAS: k to t
Negative affect score NAS: a to j
B
5-item Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener)
a In most ways my life is close to ideal
b The conditions of my life are excellent
c I am satisfied with my life
d So far, I have gotten the important things I want in life
e If I could live my life over, I would change nothing
Answer options:
1 not at all
2 a little
3 moderately
4 quite a bit
5 very much
COMPUTATION:
(Mean A: PAS) + (Mean B) - (MEAN A:NAS) - Classification:
- M-AO-m-mq-v-5-a
- Author's label:
- happiness
- Remarks:
- Aggregate happiness score by standardizing the satisfaction with life, positve and negateive affect scores and subtracting the standardized negative affect scores from the sum of standardizedsatisfaction with life and positve affect scores
- Page in publication:
- 193
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -3 - 9 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 0.07 -
- SD:
- 2.30 -
Correlational Findings
Hedonic tone in affect
Self rating of current positive mental health
Current typical moods