Publication |
Author(s) | Nabi, H.; De Vogli, R.; Kivimaki, M. |
Title | Positive and Negative Affect and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: Whitehall 11 Prospective Cohort Study. |
Source | British Medical Journal, 2008, Vol. 337, 32 - 36 |
URL | http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/20510221.pdf?_=1466603102538 |
Investigation |
Public | Employees of a firm, age 35-55, London, United Kingdom, 1985-1990 |
| Civil servants in 20 London based departments |
Collect period | 1985-88 |
Last assesment | 1990 |
Last collect period | 1989-90 |
Survey name | Not available |
| Whitehall II study, London, United Kingdom |
Sample | Non-probability purposive sample |
| All civil servants of 20 London based departments were asked to participate. 73 % agreed. |
Respondents N = | 10308 |
| Male: 6895, female: 3413 |
Non Response | 27% |
Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| Clinical information and a self-administered questionnaire.
Phase 1: 1985-88
Phase 2: 1989-90
Phase 7: 2003-04 |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Full text | Selfreport on 11 questions:
"During the past few weeks, did you ever feel.....?"
A angry
B bored
C could not get going
D depressed
E lonely
F too busy
G uneasy
H excited
I on top of the world
J pleased
K proud
Answer options and scoring:
- yes = 1
- no = 0
Positive Affect Score (PAS): summed scores on H, I, J, K
Negative Affect Score (NAS): summed scores A, B, C, D, E, F, G
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS
Possible range: -7 to +5
Name: Bradburn's `Affect Balance Scale' (modified version) |
Classification | A-BB-cw-mq-v-4-a |
Author's label | Positive and negative affect |
Page in publication | 2 |
Remarks | 75% of the participants filled in ABS-questions at phase 1. Where phase 1 data were missing, PA- and NA-scores were used at phase 2. Replacement percentage was 15,0% for Positive Affect And 14,3 % for Negative Affect. |
Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
Author's label | | Our subject description |
Age | show | Current age (in years) |
Alcohol | show | Use of alcohol |
Blood cholesterol | show | Blood-pressure |
Blood cholesterol | show | Symptoms of bad health, also classified as above ↑ |
Body mass index | show | Body Mass Index (BMI) |
Daily fruit and vegetables | show | Healthy eating |
Daily fruit and vegetables | show | What one eats, also classified as above ↑ |
Diabetes | show | Diabetes (e10-14) |
Employment grade | show | Current socio-economic status |
Ethnicity | show | Ethnic status in the UK |
Exercise | show | Current sporting |
Exercise | show | Sporting, also classified as above ↑ |
Gender | show | Sex (male vs female) |
Hazard of coronory heart disease | show | Diseases of circulatory system (i00-99) |
Hypertension | show | Hypertensive diseases (i10-15) |
Job strain | show | Strain at work (physical) |
Smoking status | show | Use of tobacco |