| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Tissue, T.; Wells, L. |
| Title | Antecedent Life Styles and Old Age. |
| Source | Psychological Reports, 1971, Vol. 29, 1100 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | Applicants for old age assistance, USA, 1971. |
| Survey name | Unnamed study |
| Sample | Non-probability purposive sample |
| Respondents N = | 256 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport 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 |
| Page in publication | 29 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Subject Code Finding | Subject description |
| Frequency of contact with friends | F06ac | Current contacts with friends |
| Membership in a special group or clique of friends | F06ad | Current friendship network |
| Membership in a special group or clique of friends | S07ab01 | Membership of voluntary organizations, also classified as above ↑ |
| Number of current friends | F06ab | Current number of friends |