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Studies

McKnight-Hexdall & Huebner (2007): study US 2004 /1

Publication

Author(s):
McKnight-Hexdall, C.G.; Huebner, E.S.
Title:
Subjective Well-Being in Pediatric Oncology Patients.
Source:
Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2007, Vol.2, 189 - 208.

Investigation

Public
Parents of oncology patients, USA, 2004-07
Sample
Non-probability purposive-expert sample
Respondents
N = 29
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on 20 questions.

This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Read each item and mark the appropriate answer in the space next to that word. Indicate to what extend you felt this way during the past two weeks?
A  nervous
B  distressed
C  afraid
D  jittery
E  irritable
F  upset
G  scared
H  ashamed
I  guilty
J  hostile
K  excited
L  active
M  determined
N  inspired
O  enthusiastic
P  alert
Q  attentive
R  proud
S  strong
T  interested

Answer options:  
1  very slightly or not at all
2  a little
3  moderately
4  quite a bit
5  extremely

Negative affect score (NAS): A to J
Positive affect score (PAS): K to T
Affect Balance Score  (ABS): PAS - NAS

Name: Watson et al's PANAS ('past 2 weeks' version)
Classification:
A-BW-cm-mq-v-5-f
Page in publication:
201
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -40 - 40 On range 0-10
Mean:
1.60 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding no correlates