| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Veenhoven, R.; Verkuyten, M. |
| Title | The Well-Being of Only Children. |
| Source | Adolescence, 1989, Vol. 24, 155 - 166 |
| URL | http://hdl.handle.net/1765/16144 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | Secondary school pupils, The Netherlands, 1986 |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Probability simple random sample |
| Data were gathered of 40 secondary schools in the Netherlands, all types represented proportionally, and selected in all regions of the country. Classes within the school were chosen at random, from which 2,511 students completed a questionnaire. Ages were between 13 and 17 years; 54% boys and 46% girls. | |
| Respondents N = | 2511 |
| The number of only children in the sample was 280 | |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| Questionnaire completed in class | |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question: Here is a picture of a ladder. Suppose we say that the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom represents the worst possible life for you. Where on the ladder do you feel you personally stand at the present time? [ 10 ] best possible life [ 9 ] [ 8 ] [ 7 ] [ 6 ] [ 5 ] [ 4 ] [ 3 ] [ 2 ] [ 1 ] [ 0 ] worst possible life Preceded by 1) open questions about what the respondent imagines as the best possible life and the worst possible life. 2) ratings on the ladder of one's life five years ago and where on the ladder one expects to stand five years from now. Name: Cantril's self anchoring ladder rating of life (original) |
| Classification | C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a |
| Author's label | life satisfaction |
| Page in publication | 161 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 0 - 10 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 7.32 | 7.32 |
| Standard deviation |
| 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 | mood level |
| Error estimates | Cronbach alpha = .71 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range -5 - 5 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 1.69 | 6.69 |
| Standard deviation |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| only children | show | Only child |