| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Demir, M.; Ozdemir, M.; Weitekamp, L.A. |
| Title | Looking to HappyTomorrows with Friends: Best and Close Friendships as They Predict Happiness. |
| Source | Journal of Happiness Studies, 2007, Vol. 8, 243 - 271 |
| DOI | DOI:10.1007/s10902-006-9025-2 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 18+ aged, university students, USA |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Non-probability accidental sample |
| Respondents N = | 280 |
| some subjects had to be excluded, because they had less than 3 friends resulting N = 224 | |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on 20 questions. This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Read each item and mark the appropriate answer in the space next to that word. Indicate to what extend you felt this way during the past few weeks? A nervous B distressed C afraid D jittery E irritable F upset G scared H exiled I ashamed J guilty K hostile L active M determined N inspired O enthusiastic P alert Q attentive R proud S strong T interested Answer options: a 1 very slightly or not at all b 2 a little c 3 moderately d 4 quite a bit e 5 extremely Negative affect score (NAS): A to K Positive affect score (PAS): L to T Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS Name: Watson et al's PANAS ('past few weeks' version) |
| Classification | A-BW-cm-mq-v-5-e |
| Author's label | PANAS |
| Page in publication | 252 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Friendship quality and conflict | show | FRIENDSHIP |
| Gender | show | GENDER |