print

Studies

Roberts et al. (1983): study US 1983 /1

Publication

Author(s):
Roberts, R.E.; Attkisson, C.C.; Pascoe, G.C.
Title:
Relationship of Service Satisfaction to Life Satisfaction and Perceived Wellbeing.
Source:
Evaluation and Program Planning, 1983, Vol. 6, 373 - 383

Investigation

Public
13+ aged, patients of urban public health center, USA, 1983
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability chunk sample
Respondents
N = 148
Non Response
35 %
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How do you feel about your life as a whole.....?
7  delighted
6  pleased
5  mostly satisfied
4  mixed
3  mostly dissatisfied
2  unhappy
1  terrible

Name: Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale'  (original version)
Classification:
O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a
Author's label:
Global life satisfaction
Page in publication:
380
Full text:
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
Author's label:
Happiness
Page in publication:
380

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Service satisfaction 1