Study

Findings on happiness in Headey et al. (1984a): study AU 1978

Publication
Author(s)	Headey, B.; Holmström, E.; Wearing, A.J.
Title	The Impact of Life Events and Changes in Domain Satisfactions on Well-Being.
Source	Social Indicators Research, 1984, Vol. 15, 203 - 227
DOI	DOI:10.1007/BF00668671
Investigation
Public	18-65 aged, general public, followed 3 years, Melbourne, Australia, 1979-80
Last assesment	1981
	T1:november 1978, T2:january 1981
Survey name	Not available
Sample	Not available
	Probability area sample, stratified by SES. 555 residents of Melbourne were chosen and interviewed at T1. From these 555 subjects 184 were interviewed again at T2 and submitted to the PERI test.
Respondents N =	184
Non Response	Not available
Assesment	Questionnaire: paper
General remarks	Data also reported in HEADY 1985.
Happiness measure(s) used

Full text	Selfreport on 10 questions: During the past few weeks, did you ever feel ....? (yes/no) 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 On top of the world? H Depressed or very unhappy? I That things were going your way? J Upset because someone criticized you? Answer options and scoring: yes = 1 no = 0 Summation: -Positive Affect Score (PAS): A+C+E+G+I -Negative Affect Score (NAS): B+D+F+H+J -Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS Possible range: -5 to +5 Name: Bradburn's 'Affect Balance Scale' (standard version)
Classification	A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a
Author's label	Psychological Well-being
Finding used in nation ranks	Yes

Correlational findings

Author's label	Subject Code Finding	Subject description
Life events	L06ab01c	Summed life-events: standard weights
Past happiness	H04ab01b	Past happiness ( 1 to 10 years ago)
Satisfaction with contacts with friends	F06ah04	Satisfaction with friends
Satisfaction with health	H14aa02d	Change in satisfaction with health
Satisfaction with health	H14af04	Satisfaction with health, also classified as above ↑
Satisfaction with house	H22ae02	Satisfaction with housing
Satisfaction with job	W05aa02b	Change in satisfaction with work
Satisfaction with leisure	L04aa02	Change in life-appraisals
Satisfaction with leisure	L03aa02c	Change in satisfaction with leisure, also classified as above ↑
Satisfaction with marriage	M03aa02b	Change in satisfaction with marriage
Satisfaction with organizational memberships	S07aa02b	Change in satisfaction with organizational participation
Satisfaction with sex life	S03aa02b	Change in satisfaction with sex-life
Satisfaction with sex life	S03ac03	Satisfaction with sex-life, also classified as above ↑
Satisfaction with standard of living	I01aa02e	Change in attitude to income
Satisfaction with standard of living	I01aa01d	Earlier satisfaction with income, also classified as above ↑
Satisfaction with suburb	L17ac01	Attitude to vinicity
Satisfaction with suburb	L16ac	Attitudes to local environment, also classified as above ↑
Satisfaction with suburb	L04aa02	Change in life-appraisals, also classified as above ↑
Satisfaction with suburb	L16aa02c	Change in satisfaction with residence, also classified as above ↑