Timmermans (1997): study AT 1990
Publication
- Author(s):
- Timmermans, D.
- Title:
- Correlates of Happiness in 42 Nations: Analysis of the World Values Study 1990 - 1991
- Source:
- No report available. Findings directly entered in the World Database of Happiness. Based on analysis of World Values Survey 2.
Investigation
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, Austria, 1990
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1460
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
4 very happy
3 quite happy
2 not very happy
1 not at all happy. - Classification:
- O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 1.2%, 2: 7.8%, 3: 58%, 4: 28.9% (total 95.9%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.19 7.30
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1 dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 23.6%, 2: 0.4%, 3: 0.3%, 4: 2.1%, 5: 2%, 6: 7.9%, 7: 7.2%, 8: 14.7%, 9: 25.7%, 10: 16% (total 99.9%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 6.51 6.10
- SD:
- - -
- 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:
- Affect Balance Scale
- Remarks:
- "+5 High 5.5%
+4 13.6%
+3 19.7%
+2 17.7%
+1 15.2%
0 10.1%
-1 7.0%
-2 4.3%
-3 1.7%
-4 .5%
-5 Low .1%
M = 1.77 " - Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.77 6.80
- SD:
- - -