Rosenfield (1992): study US 1988
Publication
- Author(s):
- Rosenfield, S.
- Title:
- Factors Contributing to the Subjective Quality of Life of the Chronic Mentally Ill.
- Source:
- Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 1992, Vol. 33, 299 - 315
Investigation
- Public:
- 20-70 aged, chronic mental patients, USA, 1989
- Sample:
- Non-probability purposive sample
- Respondents:
- N = 157
- Non Response:
- 7%
- Assessment:
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Interview: face-to-face
By clinical psychologists and psychiatric nurses.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Selfreport on single question, asked twice in interview:
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
Summation: arithmetic mean
Name: Andrews & Withey's "Delighted-Terrible Scale" (original version)
Also known as Lehman's 'Global life satisfaction' - Classification:
- O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Overall Subjective Qualitiy of life
- Page in publication:
- 300
- Error estimates:
- Same question asked at the beginning and end of the interview. r=+.73
Correlational Findings
Care
Mandatory
Being in treatment for mental disorder (vs not)
Time spend socializing
Current social support received
Care
On invitation, no pay
Support/training for coping with mental disability
Current social support received
Medical services
Current medical consumption
Care
On invitation, no pay
Current social support received
Individual counsel
Care
On invitation, no pay
Frequency of use
Support/training for coping with mental disability
Personal qualities
Sociable
Current friendship network
Self-confidant
Current social support received
Planning ability