| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Noelle-Neumann, E. |
| Title | Politik und Glück. (Politics and Happiness). |
| Source | Baier, H.;Ed.: "Freiheit und Sachzwang", West Deutscher Verlag, 1977, Opladen, Germany, 208 - 262 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, West-Germany, 1973 |
| Survey name | DE-Allensbacher Survey |
| Allensbacher Archiv, Ifd Umfrage nr. 1735 | |
| Sample | Not available |
| Respondents N = | 1041 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| General remarks | Data partly reported in NOELL 1978 (table 6). |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on 10 questions: "During the past week, did you ever feel.....?" A So restless that you could not sit long in a chair B Proud, because someone had complimented you C Very lonely or remote from people? D Pleased about having accomplished something E Bored F On top of the world? G Depressed H That things were going your way? I Upset because someone criticized you? J Could not do anything, simply because you could not start? Answer options and scoring: - yes = 1 - no = 0 Summation: Positive Affect Score (PAS): summed scores on B,D F,H Negative Affect Score (NAS): summed scores on A,C,E,G,I,J Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS Possible range -6 to +4 Name: Bradburn's `Affect Balance Scale' (adapted version) |
| Classification | A-BB-cw-mq-v-2-a |
| Author's label | Psychological wellbeing |
| Remarks | 3) More positive answers 48%, (2) balance zero 20% , (1) more negative answers: 32% |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Full text | Interviewer-rating of cheerful appearance on 8 aspects A The look is 2) open 1) evasive - impossible to say B The corners of the mouth turn 2) up 1) down - impossible to say C The posture is 2) relaxed, at ease 1) rather tense - impossible to say D The movements are 2) relaxed, at ease 1) limited, withdrawn - impossible to say E The eyes are 2) big, open 1) small, screw up - impossible to say F The elbows are kept 2) not close to the body 1) close to the body - impossible to say G The lips are more 2) broad, full 1) thin, pent up - impossible to say H All in all the subject looks 2) quite cheerful 1) not very cheerful - difficult to say Scoring: sum of aspect ratings Name: `Allensbacher Ausdruckstest' |
| Classification | A-CA-mh-ri-v-2-a |
| Author's label | Allensbacher Ausdruckstest' |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Cheerful appearance | show | A-AB by A-CA |
| Cheerful appearance | show | Rating of happiness by interviewer, also classified as above ↑ |
| Laughing | show | Writing firmness |