| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Bergsma, A.; DeGraaf, A.; TenHave, M.; Veenhoven, R. |
| Title | Most People with Mental Disorders are Happy: A 3-year Follow-Up in the Dutch General Population. |
| Source | The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2011, Vol. 6, 253 - 259 |
| DOI | DOI:10.1080/17439760.2011.577086 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 18-65 aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1996-1998 |
| Last assesment | 1998 |
| T0: 1996, T1: 1997, T2: 1998 | |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study | |
| Sample | Selection from general population sample |
| Respondents N = | 7076 |
| Non Response | T0 non response: 30%; T1 dropout: 21%; T2 dropout:15% |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question: During the past 4 weeks….. Have you been a happy person? 6 all of the time 5 most of the time 4 a good bit of the time 3 some of the time 2 a little of the time 1 none of the time Item MH5 in SF-36 (Medical Outcome Study 36 item Short Form) |
| Classification | M-TH-cm-sq-v-6-a |
| Author's label | Happiness |
| Page in publication | 796 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 1 - 6 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 4.93 | |
| Standard deviation |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Mental Disorder | show | Scores on symptom inventories |
| Specific Mental Disorder | show | Alcoholic (f10) |
| Specific Mental Disorder | show | Anxious (f40), also classified as above ↑ |
| Specific Mental Disorder | show | Depressive (f31-33), also classified as above ↑ |
| Specific Mental Disorder | show | Disorders due to substance use (f10-f19), also classified as above ↑ |
| Specific Mental Disorder | show | Mood (affective) disorders (f30-f39), also classified as above ↑ |
| Specific Mental Disorder | show | Scores on symptom inventories, also classified as above ↑ |