Gehmacher (1988a): study AT 1985
Publication
- Author(s):
- Gehmacher, E.
- Title:
- Wohlbefinden und Lebensqualität. (Feeling Well and Quality of Life).
- Source:
- Paper, Institut für Empirische Sozialforschung (IFES), 1988, Vienna, Austria
Investigation
- Public
- Adults, followed 6 months, Austria, 198?
- Sample
- Probability sample (unspecified)
- Respondents
- N = 0
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
not reported
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Taking all together, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole.....?
5 very satisfied
4
3
2
1 not at all satisfied
Numbers presented in reversed order (very satisfied '1', not t all satisfied '5') - Classification:
- O-SLW-u-sq-n-5-b
- Author's label:
- Satisfaction with life in general
- Full text:
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Time sampling of happy behaviors during free play and Bayley testing. Analysis of 1 minute intervals during Bayley tests and 30 second intervals during free play
Rated:
1 no positive emotion observed
2 positive interest
3 smiling
4 strong laughter
Computation: average over all observations
Interviewer rating of happiness, using flexible standards relative to the age of the subject.
Full instructions not reported. - Classification:
- A-CA-mi-tsb-v-4-a
- Author's label:
- Happy person
- Error estimates:
- Retest-reliability over 6 month: r=+.29
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
How would you rate the last month of your life. Was it a happy or an unhappy time for you......?
5 very happy time
4 fairly happy time
3 happy nor unhappy
2 rather unhappy time
1 very unhappy time - Classification:
- O-HL-cm-sq-v-5-a
- Author's label:
- Happy time
- Error estimates:
- Reliability: Retest reliability over 6 month: r=+.34 Validity:
- Full text:
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Self report on 2 questions:
A "Taking all things together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say you are.....?"
1 not too happy
2 pretty happy
3 very happy
B "How often do you feel that you are really enjoying life.....?"
1 rarely
2 now and than
3 fairly often
4 all the time
Summation: factor score - Classification:
- M-AO-u-mq-*-*-a
- Author's label:
- Glück (Happiness)
- Error estimates:
- Reliability: Retest-reliability over 6 month: r=+.70 Validity: