Forti & Huyg (1983): study US Louisiana 1977
Publication
- Author(s):
- Forti, T.J.; Huyg, M.S.
- Title:
- A Documented Evaluation of Primary Prevention through Consultation.
- Source:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 1983, Vol. 19, 290 - 304
Investigation
- Public
- Catholic nuns, re-organized cloister, followed 4 years, Louisiana, USA, 1977-1981
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 137
- Non Response
- T1: 18%, T2: 14%, T3: 23%
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
- 
            Self report on single  question:
 
 Which face comes closest to expressing feeling about life as a whole?
 7 delighted
 6 very satisfying
 5 satisfying
 4 mixed
 3 dissatisfying
 2 very dissatisfying
 1 terrible
 - No opinion
 
 
 
 Name: Andrews & Withey's "Delighted-Terrible Scale" (modified
 version)
- Classification:
- O-DT-u-sq-f-7-a
- Author's label:
- Global well-being
- Remarks:
-                             1977      1979      1981      
 
 1. (Delighted) 20,6% 23,4% 27,2%
 2. 49,3% 55,2% 41,1%
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.10 8.50
- SD:
- 0.50 -
- Full text:
- 
            Self report on single question:
 
 I am happy most of the time
 1 true
 0 false
- Classification:
- M-TH-g-sq-v-2-b