| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Stephens, T. |
| Title | Physical Activity and Mental Health in the United States and Canada: Evidence from Four Population Surveys. |
| Source | Preventive Medicine, 1988, Vol. 17, 35 - 47 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 15+ aged, Canada, 1978-1979 |
| 1978-79 | |
| Survey name | Not available |
| CHS Canada Health Survey | |
| Sample | Probability simple random sample |
| Respondents N = | 23791 |
| Non Response | 25 |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: web |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on 10 questions: "During the past few months, have you ever felt..... A Particularly excited or interested in something? B So restless that you couldn't sit long in a chair? C Proud because someone complimented you on something you had done? D Very lonely or remote from other people? E Pleased about having accomplished something? F Bored? G Depressed or very unhappy? H That things were going your way? I Upset because someone criticized you? Answer options and scoring: 3 often 2 sometimes 1 never Summation: -Positive Affect Score (PAS): A+C+E+I -Negative Affect Score (NAS): B+D+F+H+J -Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS Possible range: -15 to +12 Name: Bradburn's 'Affect Balance Scale' (standard version) |
| Classification | A-BB-cq-mq-v-3-a |
| Author's label | Mental Health Measures |
| Page in publication | 37,38 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range -15 - 12 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 2.80 | |
| Standard deviation |
| Author's label | Our subject description |