| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Headey, B.; Kelley, J.; Wearing, A.J. |
| Title | Dimensions of Mental Health: Life Satisfaction, Positive Affect, Anxiety and Depression. |
| Source | Social Indicators Research, 1993, Vol. 29, 63 - 82 |
| DOI | DOI:10.1007/BF01136197 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 18-65 aged, Victoria, Australia, followed 1981 to 1987 |
| Last assesment | 1987 |
| T1: 1981 T2: 1983 T3: 1985 T4: 1987 | |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Victoria Quality-of-Life Panel | |
| Sample | Probability stratified sample |
| Respondents N = | 419 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| In 1981 942 panel members were selected. By 1987 649 members remained. In 1987 a supplementary mail questionnaire, used to measure depression and anxiety, netted 419 replies. Mailed questionnaire at T4 to measure depression/anxiety | |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question asked twice 'How do you feel about your life as a whole?' 1 terrible 2 very unhappy 3 unhappy 4 mostly dissatisfied 5 mixed feelings 6 mostly satisfied 7 pleased 8 very pleased 9 delighted |
| Classification | O-DT-u-sqt-v-9-a |
| Author's label | Life-as-a-whole (LAW) index |
| Page in publication | 67 |
| Error estimates | Correlations between responses to this same item administered15 minutes apart: +.71 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| 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 | Positive(PAS)/Negative(NAS) Affect Scale |
| Page in publication | 68 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question: Use the list below to answer the following question: IN GENERAL, HOW HAPPY OR UNHAPPY DO YOU USUALLY FEEL? Check the one statement that best describes your average happiness. 10 extremely happy (feeling ecstatic, joyous, fantastic!) 9 very happy (feeling really good and elated!) 8 pretty happy (spirits high, feeling good) 7 mildly happy (feeling fairly good and somewhat cheerful) 6 slightly happy ( just a bit above neutral) 5 slightly unhappy (just a bit below neutral) 4 mildly unhappy (just a bit low) 3 pretty unhappy (somewhat "blue", spirits down) 2 very unhappy ( depressed, spirits very low) 1 extremely unhappy (utterly depressed, completely down) Name: Fordyce's overall happiness item. |
| Classification | M-FH-g-sq-v-10-a |
| Author's label | 0-10 Happy-Scale |
| Page in publication | 68 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Full text | Self report on 8 items A How do you feel about your life as a whole? Rated on a 9-step Delighted-Terrible scale Asked twice in the interview with 15 minutes interval B a In most ways my life is close to ideal b The conditions of my life are excellent c I am satisfied with my life d So far, I have gotten the important things I want in life e If I could live my life over, I would change nothing' Answers rated: 7 strongly agree to 1 strongly disagree C How do you feel usually? 0 extremely unhappy . . 10 extremely happy Computation: factor |
| Classification | O-Sum---mq-*-0-a |
| Author's label | Life Satisfaction |
| Page in publication | 76 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| 0-10 Happy Scale | show | O-DT by A-AOL |
| Adverse events | show | Sum of negative life-events |
| Age | show | Current age (in years) |
| Anxiety | show | Anxious |
| Anxiety | show | Feeling secure (vs threatened), also classified as above ↑ |
| Availability of intimate attachment | show | Current chances for intimacy |
| Availability of intimate attachment | show | Current intimate relationships, also classified as above ↑ |
| Availabilty of friends | show | Current contacts with friends |
| Availabilty of friends | show | Current friendship network, also classified as above ↑ |
| Beck Depression Inventory | show | Depressive (f31-33) |
| EPI Lie scale | show | Agreeing, yea-saying |
| Extraversion | show | Extraverted |
| Family cohesion | show | Family climate (earlier for adults, current for young) |
| Family satisfaction | show | Attitudes to family of origin |
| Family satisfaction | show | Satisfaction with family, also classified as above ↑ |
| Favourable events | show | Sum of positive life-events |
| Friendship satisfaction | show | Satisfaction with friends |
| General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) | show | Scores on symptom inventories |
| Health Satisfaction | show | Satisfaction with health |
| Healthy lifestyle | show | Current healthy life-style |
| Negative Affect Scale (NAS) | show | Current mood of the moment |
| Neuroticism | show | Neurotic (f48) |
| Openness to feelings | show | Open |
| Positive Affect Scale (PAS) | show | Current mood of the moment |
| Satisfaction with Life (SWLS) scale | show | Life-adjustment inventories |
| Self-rated health | show | Self-perceived health |
| Sex | show | Sex (male vs female) |
| Sociability | show | Sociable |
| Socio-economic status | show | Current socio-economic status |
| Warmth | show | Empathic |