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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
A-AB-?-mq-n-7-a
Focus:
Affect: Affect Balance (Various) (A-AB)
Time frame:
time frame not reported* (?)
Mode:
multiple questions (mq)
Scale Type:
numeric scale (n)
Scale Range:
7

Description

Self report on 4 questions:

..describe feelings .. (question not reported)
A  happy-sad
B  tense-relaxed
C  satisfied-dissatisfied
D elated-depressed

Rated: 1-7, labels not reported

Computation; (A+B+C+D)/4

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Nawijn (2011a): study NL 2007 Adults, general public, Netherlands, followed 2 years, 2007-2008 N = 3650
Mean
= 3.780
SD
= 3.050