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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: A-CA-mh-tsb-?-*-a

Characteristics

Code:
A-CA-mh-tsb-?-*-a
Focus:
Affect: Cheerful Appearance (A-CA)
Time frame:
last hour (mh)
Mode:
time sampling of happy behaviors (tsb)
Scale Type:
scale not reported (?)
Scale Range:
0

Description

Time sampling of happy behaviors

Frequency of positive affect shown during two 20 minute sessions of mother child interaction (both play and command situation) both at home and in a laboratory.
Sessions were video recorded and rated afterwards

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Henggeler & Borduin (1981): study US 1981 Married mothers of 4 year old sons, USA, 1981 N = 28
Henggeler & Borduin (1981): study US 1981 /1 4 year old boys, sons of married white mothers, USA, 1981 N = 28