| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Pesznecker, B.L.; McNell, J. |
| Title | Relationship among Health Habits, Social Assets, Psychologic Well-Being, Life Change and Alterations in Health Status. |
| Source | Nursing Research, 1975, Vol. 4, 442 - 447 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, Renton, Washington, USA, 197? |
| Year of data gathering not reported | |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Not available |
| Probability systematic random sample of households listed in a commercial 'householders' directory, taking one adult per household. Age 18+, mean age 39; 236 males, 300 females; 525 white, 6 black, 5 oriental; 453 married, 54 divorced, 29 single. | |
| Respondents N = | 536 |
| Non Response | 55%; 185 unattainable, 12 incomplete, 412 refusals. |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| Mailed questionnaire | |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on 8 questions: "Here is a list that describes some of the ways people feel at different times. How often do you feel each of these ways?" A Very lonely or remote from other people B Depressed or very unhappy C Bored D So restless you couldn't sit long in a chair E Vaguely uneasy about something without knowing why F On top of the world G Particularly excited or interested in something H Pleased about having accomplished something Answer options: 0 never 1 sometimes 2 often Summation: Positive Affect Score (PAS): summed scores on F, G, H Negative Affect Score (NAS): summed scores on A, B, C, D, E Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS Possible range -10 to +9 Name: Bradburn's `Affect Balance Scale' (modified version) |
| Classification | A-BB-u-mq-v-3-c |
| Author's label | Psychological well-being. |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range -10 - 9 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 3.98 | 5.70 |
| Standard deviation |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Alterations in health status | show | Change in physical health |
| Life change | show | Summed life-events: standard weights |