Cohen et al. (1982): study US 1979
Publication
- Author(s):
- Cohen, P.; Genevie, L.E.; Kaplan, S.R.; Muhlin, G.R.; Struening, E.L.
- Title:
- Community Stressors, Mediating Conditions and Well-Being in Urban Neighbourhoods.
- Source:
- Journal of Community Psychology, 1982, Vol. 10, 377 - 391.
Investigation
- Public
- 18-55 aged, general public, New York City, 1979
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 602
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on 13 questions:
"During the past month, did you ever feel.....?"
A. Excited or pleased about something you were doing
B. That important things in life are going your way
C. Happy, satisfied, or pleased with your personal life.
D. Exited or pleased with something you did or a problem you
solved
E. That you have a lot of friends you can count on
F. Nervous or tense
G. So restless and irritated you couldn't sit still
H. Down-hearted or depressed
I. Felt concerned or worried about your health
J. Guilty about something you shouldn't have done
K. Unable to get a good night's sleep
L. That your mind was not working the way it should
M. Miserable or discouraged about your future
Answer options:
1 none of the time
2
3
4 most of the time
Summation:
Positive Affect Scale (PAS):A+B+C+D+E
Negative Affect Scale (NAS):F+G+H+I+J+K+L+M
Affect Balance Scale (ABS): PAS minus NAS
Possible range: -32 to + 20
Name: Bradburn's Affect Balance Scale (variation by Cohen) - Classification:
- A-BC-cm-mq-v-4-a
- Author's label:
- Well-being
- Error estimates:
- Reliability: equivalence: cronbach _ = .78 Validity:
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -32 - 20 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 36.40 6.00
- SD:
- 5.20 -
Correlational Findings
Satisfaction with safety in vicinity
Perceived availability of social support
Social contacts in vicinity
Current personal contacts
Current conflicts with friends
Social cohesion in vicinity
Attitudes to social inequality in nation
Summed socio-demographic + personality + life-events
Summed socio-demographic + life appraisals + life-events + personality