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Kaliterna Lipovcan et al. (2004): study HR 2004

Publication

Author(s):
Kaliterna Lipovcan, L.J.; Larsen, P.; Zganec, N.
Title:
Quality of Life, Life Satisfaction and Happiness in Shift- and Non-Shiftworkers.
Source:
Revisao Saude Publica, 2004, Vol. 3, 3 - 10

Investigation

Public
Professionals in social care settings, Croatia, 2004
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability purposive sample
Respondents
N = 1728
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
mailed

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on two questions:

A
Use the list below to answer the following question: IN GENERAL, HOW HAPPY OR UNHAPPY DO YOU USUALLY FEEL? Check the one statement that best describes your average happiness.
10  extremely happy (feeling ecstatic, joyous, fantastic!)
9    very happy (feeling really good and elated!)
8    pretty happy (spirits high, feeling good)
7    mildly happy (feeling fairly good and somewhat cheerful)
6    slightly happy ( just a bit above neutral)
5    slightly unhappy (just a bit below neutral)
4    mildly unhappy (just a bit low)
3    pretty unhappy (somewhat "blue", spirits down)
2    very unhappy ( depressed, spirits very low)
1    extremely unhappy (utterly depressed, completely down)

B)
Consider your emotions a moment further. On the average, what percentage of the time do you feel Happy? What percent of the time do you feel unhappy? What percent of the time do you feel neutral (neither happy nor unhappy)? Write down your best estimate, as well as you can, in the space below. Make sure the figures add-up to equal 100%
The percent of time I felt happy       _____%
The percent of time I felt unhappy   _____%
The percent of time I felt neutral      _____%

Summation: A + % happy on B

Name: Fordyce's 'Happiness measure'
Classification:
A-Sum-g-mq-*-111-a
Author's label:
Happiness
Page in publication:
7
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 110 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.83 -
SD:
1.39 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Shiftwork Shift work