Parry & Warr (1980): study GB 1975
Publication
- Author(s):
- Parry, G.; Warr, P.
- Title:
- The Measurement of Mothers' Work Attitudes.
- Source:
- Journal of Occupational Psychology. 1980, Vol. 53, 245 - 252
Investigation
- Public
- Working class mothers with children under 14, UK, 1975
- Sample
- Probability area sample
- Respondents
- N = 185
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
After an oral introduction to the investigation and the questionnaire the interviewer left the respondent to complete the questionnaire herself. The interviewers subsequently called back to receive the completed questionnaire.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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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
- Author's label:
- Positive and negative affect
- Remarks:
- PA-NA = 3,00 -1,97=1,03
- Page in publication:
- 246
- Error estimates:
- alpha: =.72 (positive affect), .63 (negative affect)
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.03 -
- SD:
- - -