Headey & Wearing (1981): study AU 1978

Publication

Author(s):: Headey, B.; Wearing, A.J.
Title:: Australians' Priorities, Satisfaction and Well-Being.
Source:: Monograph in Public Policy Studies, nr. 4, University of Melbourne, 1981, Australia

Full text:: 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
Page in publication:: 24
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics: On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:: 1.70 6.70
SD:: - -

Full text:: Self report on single question, asked twice in interview:

How do you feel about your life as a whole......?
7  delighted
6  pleased
5  mostly satisfied
4  mixed
3  mostly dissatisfied
2  unhappy
1  terrible

Summation: arithmetic mean

Name: Andrews & Withey's "Delighted-Terrible Scale" (original version)
Also known as Lehman's 'Global life satisfaction'
Classification:: O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a
Page in publication:: 24
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics: On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:: 5.25 -
SD:: - -