| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Lewis, C.A.; Joseph, S. |
| Title | Convergent Validity of the Depression-Happiness Scale with the Crown-Crisp Experiental Index. |
| Source | Psychological Reports, 1996, Vol. 78, 497 - 498 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | University Students, UK, 1994 |
| University of Essex (11 woman and 2 men) University of Ulster at Coleraine(26 woman and 1 man) | |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Non-probability chunk sample |
| Respondents N = | 40 |
| Non Response | 0 |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| Questionnaire completed in class | |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on 25 questions: A number of statements that people have used to describe how they feel are given below. Read each one and circle the number that best describes how frequently that statement was true for you in the past seven days, including today. Some statements describe positive feelings and some describe negative feelings. You may have experienced both positive and negative feelings at different times in the past week. A I felt sad B I felt I had failed as a person C I felt dissatisfied with my life D I felt mentally alert E I felt disappointed with myself F I felt cheerful G I felt life wasn't worth living H I felt satisfied with my life I I felt healthy J I felt life crying K I felt I had been successful L I felt happy M I felt I couldn't make decisions N I felt unattractive O I felt optimistic about the future P I felt life was rewording Q I felt cheerless R I felt life has a purpose S I felt too tired to do anything T I felt pleased with the way I am U I felt lethargic V I found it easy to make decisions W I felt life was enjoyable X I felt life was meaningless Y I felt run down Answer options: 0 never 1 rarely 2 sometimes 3 often Negative affect score (NAS): A, B, C, E, G, J, M, N, Q, S, U, X, Y. Positive affect score (PAS): D, F, H, I, K, L, O, P, R, T, V, W. Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS + 39 Name: McGreal & Joseph 'Depression-Happiness Scale' (DHS) |
| Classification | A-BMc-cw-mq-v-4-a |
| Author's label | Depression-Happiness Scale |
| Page in publication | 498 |
| Remarks | Range ABS: 17-74 |
| Error estimates | Cronbach alpha: .94 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 0 - 75 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 50.70 | |
| Standard deviation | 13.00 |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Depression | show | Anxious |
| Depression | show | Depressive (f31-33), also classified as above ↑ |
| Depression | show | Feeling down (vs not), also classified as above ↑ |
| Free floating anxiety | show | Anxious |
| Free floating anxiety | show | Anxious (f40), also classified as above ↑ |
| Free floating anxiety | show | Feeling secure (vs threatened), also classified as above ↑ |
| Hysteria | show | Anxious |
| Hysteria | show | Hysteric (f99), also classified as above ↑ |
| Obsessionality | show | Anxious |
| Obsessionality | show | Current specific mental disorders (icd-10 classification), also classified as above ↑ |
| Obsessionality | show | Feeling tranquil (vs restless), also classified as above ↑ |
| Phobic avoidance | show | Anxious |
| Phobic avoidance | show | Paranoid (f20-22), also classified as above ↑ |
| Somatic anxiety | show | Anxious |
| Somatic anxiety | show | Current psycho-somatic complaints, also classified as above ↑ |
| Somatic anxiety | show | Feeling secure (vs threatened), also classified as above ↑ |
| Somatic anxiety | show | Hypochondric (f45.2), also classified as above ↑ |