Lewis & Joseph (1996a): study GB 1993
Publication
- Author(s):
- Lewis, C.A.; Joseph, S.
- Title:
- Convergent Validity of the Depression-Happiness Scale with Measures of Happiness and Satisfaction with Life.
- Source:
- Psychological Reports, 1995, Vol. 76, 876 - 878
Investigation
- Public
- Students, Northern Ireland, 1993
- Sample
- Non-probability chunk sample
- Respondents
- N = 63
- Non Response
- 0
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire completed in class
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on 25 questions:
A number of statements that people have used to describe how they feel are given below. Read each one and circle the number that best describes how frequently that statement was true for you in the past seven days, including today. Some statements describe positive feelings and some describe negative feelings. You may have experienced both positive and negative feelings at different times in the past week.
A I felt sad
B I felt I had failed as a person
C I felt dissatisfied with my life
D I felt mentally alert
E I felt disappointed with myself
F I felt cheerful
G I felt life wasn't worth living
H I felt satisfied with my life
I I felt healthy
J I felt life crying
K I felt I had been successful
L I felt happy
M I felt I couldn't make decisions
N I felt unattractive
O I felt optimistic about the future
P I felt life was rewording
Q I felt cheerless
R I felt life has a purpose
S I felt too tired to do anything
T I felt pleased with the way I am
U I felt lethargic
V I found it easy to make decisions
W I felt life was enjoyable
X I felt life was meaningless
Y I felt run down
Answer options:
0 never
1 rarely
2 sometimes
3 often
Negative affect score (NAS): A, B, C, E, G, J, M, N, Q, S, U, X, Y.
Positive affect score (PAS): D, F, H, I, K, L, O, P, R, T, V, W.
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS + 39
Name: McGreal & Joseph 'Depression-Happiness Scale' (DHS) - Classification:
- A-BMc-cw-mq-v-4-a
- Error estimates:
- Cronbach alpha 0.90
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 75 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 20.70 -
- SD:
- 4.80 -
- 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
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
We have talked about various parts of your life, now I want to ask you about your life as a whole. How satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days.....?
7 completely satisfied
6
5
4 neutral
3
2
1 completely dissatisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a