Study Wright & Bonett (1997): study US 1996
- Public
- Criminal justice staff personnel; USA; followed 2 years, 199?
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 76
- Non Response
- 18
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Work performance rated by top-ranking supervisor.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Pleasantness well-being
- Our Classification
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- Error Estimates
- Cronbach alpha: T1 = .69, T2 = .74
- Distribution
- T1: M=3,40 SD=1,48 T2: M=3,52 SD=1,53
- Operationalization
- Selfreport on 8 questions:
Here is a list that describes some of the ways people feel at different times. How often do you feel each of these ways?
A On top of the world
B Very lonely or remote from other people
C Particularly excited or interested in something
D Pleased about having accomplished something
E Bored
F Depressed or very unhappy
G So restless that you could not sit long in a chair
H Vaguely uneasy about something without knowing why
Reponse options: never (0), sometimes (1), often (3)
Scoring:
PA = A+C+D (range 0-9)
NA = B+E+F+G+H (range 0-15)
ABS = PA-NA (range 1-7)