Harding (1982): study GB 1975
Publication
- Author(s):
- Harding, S.D.
- Title:
- Psychological Well-Being in Great Britain: An Evaluation of the Bradburn Affect Balance Scale.
- Source:
- Personality and Individual Differences, 1982, Vol. 3, 167 -175
Investigation
- Public
- Adults, general public, urban areas, Great-Britain, 1975
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 932
- 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 weeks, did you ever feel ....? (yes/no)
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 On top of the world?
H Depressed or very unhappy?
I That things were going your way?
J Upset because someone criticized you?
Answer options and scoring:
yes = 1
no = 0
Summation:
-Positive Affect Score (PAS): A+C+E+G+I
-Negative Affect Score (NAS): B+D+F+H+J
-Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS
Possible range: -5 to +5
Name: Bradburn's 'Affect Balance Scale' (standard version) - Classification:
- A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a
- Author's label:
- Affect Balance Score
- Error estimates:
- Source: Hall, J. 1976
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 17%, 2: 69% (total 86%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.40 -
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
How happy are you currently.....?
1 very happy
2 pretty happy
3 not too happy - Classification:
- O-HL-c-sq-v-3-h
- Author's label:
- Affect Balance
- Page in publication:
- 173
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
In getting the things you want out of life, how would you say that you are right now.....?
3 very well
2 pretty well
1 not too well - Classification:
- C-W-c-sq-v-3-a
- Page in publication:
- 173
- Full text:
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Self rating on single question:
"All things considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you overall with your life as a whole these days?"
Rated on ladder scale
[ 10 ] completely satisfied
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[ 0 ] completely dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-l-11-a
- Author's label:
- satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 173
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.80 -
- SD:
- - -