Diener et al. (2002a): study ZZ World samples 1994
Publication
- Author(s):
- Diener, E.; Lucas, R.E.; Oishi, S.; Suh, E.M.
- Title:
- Looking Up and Looking Down: Weighting Good and Bad Information in Life Satisfaction Judgments.
- Source:
- Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2002, Vol. 28, 437 - 445
Investigation
- Public
- College students, 41 nations, 1994
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive sample
- Respondents
- N = 7166
- 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 often you feel each of the emotions below. Put a number from 1 to 7 to accurately reflect how much of the time when you are awake you feel that emotion. How much of the time during the PAST MONTH have you felt each emotion?
A fear
B affection
C anger
D joy
E sadness
F guilt
G contentment
H pride
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+C+E+F)-(B+D+G+H)
Name: Diener's 'Affect Balance - Classification:
- A-BD2-cm-mq-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Page in publication:
- 440