Noelle-Neumann (1980a): study XZ Germany West 1979

Publication

Author(s):

Noelle-Neumann, E.

Title:

Happiness and Games of Chance.

Source:

Paper Institut für Demoskopie, 1980, Allensbach, Germany

Investigation

Public

Adults, general public, West Germany, 1979

Sample

Sampling not reported

Respondents

N = 0

Non Response

not reported

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Interviewer rating of cheerfulness:

Altogether the respondent looks.....
2  quite cheerful
1  not too cheerful
-   difficult to say

Part of the 8 item Allensbacher Ausdrücktest which also involves ratings of cheerful appearance in: look, mouth, posture, movements, eyes, elbows and lips. This general rating is the last item in the test.

Classification:

A-CA-mh-ri-v-2-b

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding attitude to interview Respondents attitudes to interview producing associations Test-creativeness
Verbal ability identification Intensity of affects
Empathic recollection Memory