Goldberg et al. (1980): study US Maryland 1971
Publication
- Author(s):
- Goldberg, E.L.; Comstock, G.W.; Graves, C.G.
- Title:
- Psychosocial Factors and Blood Pressure.
- Source:
- Psychological Medicine, 1980, Vol. 10, 243 - 255
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, county, Maryland, USA 1971-1974
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive sample
- Respondents
- N = 640
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on 10 questions:
"During the past few months, have you ever felt.....
A Particularly excited or interested in something?
B So restless that you couldn't sit long in a chair?
C Proud because someone complimented you on something you had done?
D Very lonely or remote from other people?
E Pleased about having accomplished something?
F Bored?
G Depressed or very unhappy?
H That things were going your way?
I Upset because someone criticized you?
Answer options and scoring:
3 often
2 sometimes
1 never
Summation:
-Positive Affect Score (PAS): A+C+E+I
-Negative Affect Score (NAS): B+D+F+H+J
-Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS
Possible range: -15 to +12
Name: Bradburn's 'Affect Balance Scale' (standard version) - Classification:
- A-BB-cq-mq-v-3-a
- Author's label:
- Psychosocial factors
- Page in publication:
- 243/255
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Taken all together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say that you are....?
3 very happy
2 pretty happy
1 not too happy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
Correlational Findings
Hypertensive diseases (i10-15)
Hypertensive diseases (i10-15)
Hypertension
Illness treated
Hypertensive diseases (i10-15)