Diener et al. (1995a): study ZZ East-West pairs 1991 /1
Publication
- Author(s):
- Diener, E.; Shao, L.; Smith, H.L.; Suh, E.M.
- Title:
- National Differences in Reported Subjective Well-Being: Why do They Occur?
- Source:
- Social Indicators Research, 1995, Vol. 34, 7 - 32
Investigation
- Public
- College students, South Korea, China, USA, 199?
- Sample
- Non-probability chunk sample
- Respondents
- N = 208
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on 8 questions:
Using the scale below, indicate how much of the time during the PAST MONTH have you felt each emotion?
A affectionate
B joyful
C sad
D worried
E irritable
F guilty
G happy
H proud
1 never
2 slight amount (rare)
3 some of the time
4 about half the time
5 much of the time
6 almost always
7 always
Computation: (A+B+G+H)-(C+D+E+F)/8
Name: Diener's 'Affect Balance' - Classification:
- A-BD2-cm-mq-v-7-b
- Author's label:
- Affect balance score
- Remarks:
- China, M = 2,1, South Korea: M = 0.8, USA: M = 2.5
- Full text:
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Self report on single question asked twice:
"Considering how you feel these days, are you generally satisfied with your life or are you generally dissatisfied?"
7 extremely satisfied
6 very satisfied
5 quite satisfied
4 both satisfied and dissatisfied
3 quite dissatisfied
2 very dissatisfied
1 extremely dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sqt-v-7-c
- Remarks:
- South Korea: M=4.6
China: M=4.5
USA: M=5.2