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Gonzalez (2008): study ES 2005

Publication

Author(s):
Gonzalez, V.
Title:
Bienestar Personal y Activades en la Edad Adulta Tardía. (Personal Well-Being and Activities in Late Adulthood).
Source:
Thesis, University of Malaga, Department of Psychology, 2008, Malaga, Spain

Investigation

Public
Elderly, city Spain, 2005
Sample
Non-probability purposive sample
Respondents
N = 250
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

Do you feel happy?
1   strongly disagree
2   disagree
3   slightly disagree
4   neither agree or disagree
5   slightly agree
6   agree
7   strongly agree
Classification:
M-FH-u-sq-v-7-a
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.52 7.53
SD:
1.31 2.18
Full text:
Self report on 12 questions:

During the past 30 days, how much of the time did you feel ..?
A  So sad nothing could cheer you up
B  Nervous
C  Restless or fidgety
D  Hopeless
E  That everything was an effort
F  Worthless
G  Cheerful
H  In good spirits
I    Extremely happy
J   Calm and peaceful
K  Satisfied
L  Full of life

1 = none of the time (never)
2 = a little of the time
3 = some of the time
4 = most of the time
5 = all of the time  ( always)

Computation: (G+H+I+J+K+L) - ( A+B+C+D+E+F)

Name: Mroczek & Kolarz (1998)  Affect Balance Scale (MIDI-affect)
Classification:
A-BMr-cm-mq-v-5-a
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -24 - 24 On range 0-10
Mean:
44.61 -
SD:
8.89 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Gender