| 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 | Subject Code
Finding | Subject description |
| Age | A04ab | Current age (in years) |
| Alcohol | S13ab01 | Use of alcohol |
| Blood cholesterol | B03ac03c | Blood-pressure |
| Blood cholesterol | H14ab03 | Symptoms of bad health, also classified as above ↑ |
| Body mass index | B03ac01ca | Body Mass Index (BMI) |
| Daily fruit and vegetables | H12ab01 | Healthy eating |
| Daily fruit and vegetables | N15ab04 | What one eats, also classified as above ↑ |
| Diabetes | H14ad04a | Diabetes (e10-14) |
| Employment grade | S09ab | Current socio-economic status |
| Ethnicity | E04ab03u | Ethnic status in the UK |
| Exercise | S12ab | Current sporting |
| Exercise | A02ac12 | Sporting, also classified as above ↑ |
| Gender | G01aa | Sex (male vs female) |
| Hazard of coronory heart disease | H14ad09 | Diseases of circulatory system (i00-99) |
| Hypertension | H14ad09a | Hypertensive diseases (i10-15) |
| Job strain | W04ab18 | Strain at work (physical) |
| Smoking status | S13ab08 | Use of tobacco |