Measure

Happiness measure, code: O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a

Selfreport on single question: How do you feel about your life as a whole.....? 7 delighted 6 pleased 5 mostly satisfied 4 mixed 3 mostly dissatisfied 2 unhappy 1 terrible Name: Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale' (original version)

Classification
Focus, O-DT	Overall: Delighted vs Terrible life
Time frame, u	time unspecified
Mode, sq	1 question
Scale type, v	verbal scale Range = 7

Used in studies

Reference	Ackerman et al. (1989): study US 1986
Title	Farm Work and Family: Major Sources of Satisfaction for Farm Families.
Public	Dairy farm couples, Utah, USA,1986

Reference	Andrews & Withey (1976): study US 1972 11a
Title	Social Indicators of Well-Being. Americans Perceptions of Life Quality.
Public	18+ aged, general public, USA, 1972/11

Reference	Andrews & Withey (1976): study US 1972 11b
Title	Social Indicators of Well-Being. Americans Perceptions of Life Quality.
Public	18+ aged, general public, USA, 1972/11

Reference	Andrews & Withey (1976): study US 1973 4
Title	Social Indicators of Well-Being. Americans Perceptions of Life Quality.
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 1973

Reference	Andrews & Withey (1976): study US 1973 7
Title	Social Indicators of Well-Being. Americans Perceptions of Life Quality.
Public	18+ aged, general public, USA, 1973/7

Reference	Andrews & Withey (1976): study US 1978 11
Title	Social Indicators of Well-Being. Americans Perceptions of Life Quality.
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 1978

Reference	Andrews & Withey (1976): study US 1978 11
Title	Social Indicators of Well-Being. Americans Perceptions of Life Quality.
Public	18+ aged, general public, United States, 1978

Reference	Balatsky & Diener (1993): study RU 1990
Title	Subjective Well-Being among Russian Students.
Public	Students, Moscow and Glazov (Ural), Russia, 1990

Reference	Cummins (2007): study PL 1995
Title	Australian Unity Wellbeing Index Survey 17 Part A; The Report. The Wellebing of Australians: Work, Wealth and Happiness
Public	16+ aged, general public, Poland, 1995

Reference	Czapinski & Panek (2007): study PL 1991
Title	Social Diagnosis 2007. Objective and Subjective Quality of Life in Poland.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Poland, 1991

Reference	Czapinski & Panek (2007): study PL 1992
Title	Social Diagnosis 2007. Objective and Subjective Quality of Life in Poland.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Poland, 1992

Reference	Czapinski & Panek (2007): study PL 1993
Title	Social Diagnosis 2007. Objective and Subjective Quality of Life in Poland.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Poland, 1993

Reference	Czapinski & Panek (2007): study PL 1994
Title	Social Diagnosis 2007. Objective and Subjective Quality of Life in Poland.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Poland, 1994

Reference	Czapinski & Panek (2007): study PL 1996
Title	Social Diagnosis 2007. Objective and Subjective Quality of Life in Poland.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Poland, 1996

Reference	Czapinski & Panek (2007): study PL 1997
Title	Social Diagnosis 2007. Objective and Subjective Quality of Life in Poland.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Poland, 1997

Reference	Czapinski & Panek (2007): study PL 2005
Title	Social Diagnosis 2007. Objective and Subjective Quality of Life in Poland.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Poland, 2005

Reference	Czapinski & Panek (2007): study PL 2007
Title	Social Diagnosis 2007. Objective and Subjective Quality of Life in Poland.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Poland, 2007

Reference	Czapinski (2003): study PL 1991 12
Title	Individual Quality of Life.
Public	18+ aged, general public, Poland, 1991

Reference	Czapinski (2003): study PL 1992 12
Title	Individual Quality of Life.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Poland, 1992

Reference	Czapinski (2003): study PL 1993
Title	Individual Quality of Life.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Poland, 1993

Reference	Czapinski (2003): study PL 1994
Title	Individual Quality of Life.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Poland, 1994

Reference	Czapinski (2003): study PL 1995
Title	Individual Quality of Life.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Poland, 1995

Reference	Czapinski (2003): study PL 1996
Title	Individual Quality of Life.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Poland, 1996

Reference	Czapinski (2003): study PL 1997
Title	Individual Quality of Life.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Poland, 1997

Reference	Czapinski (2003): study PL 2000
Title	Individual Quality of Life.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Poland, 2000

Reference	Czapinski (2003): study PL 2003
Title	Individual Quality of Life.
Public	16+ aged, general public, Poland, 2003

Reference	Forrester (1980): study US San Diego County, California 1980
Title	Factors Contributing to Life Satisfaction of Divorced Women.
Public	21-71 aged divorced women, San Diego, California, USA, 1980

Reference	Hoopes & Lounsbury (1989): study US 1985
Title	An Investigation of Life Satisfaction Following a Vacation: A Domain Specific Approach.
Public	Working adults, USA, before and after vacation, 198?,

Reference	Kammann & Flett (1983): study NZ 1980 a
Title	Sourcebook for Measuring Well-Being with Affectometer 2.
Public	18 + aged, general public, New Zealand, 198?

Reference	Linn et al. (1986): study US 1984 summer
Title	Factors Associated with Life Satisfaction among Practising Internists.
Public	Physicians, California, USA, 1984

Reference	McCrae & Costa (1991): study US Baltimore County, Maryland 1979
Title	Adding 'Liebe und Arbeit': The Full Five Factor Model and Well-Being.
Public	Single males and couples Baltimore USA, followed 7 years, 1979-86

Reference	Simpson et al. (1989): study GB 1987
Title	The Chronically Mentally Ill in Community Facilities. A Study of Quality of Life.
Public	Chronic mental patients, Manchester, Great Britain, 1987

Reference	Sullivan et al. (1991): study US 1988
Title	Quality of Life of Seriously Mentally Ill Persons in Mississippi.
Public	Former inpatients of mental hospital, Mississipi, 1988

Reference	Tiedje et al. (1990): study US 1985
Title	Women with Multiple Roles: Role-Compatibility Perceptions, Satisfaction, and Mental Health.
Public	Married women with a preschool child, USA, 1985

Reference	~Australian Values Study (1984): study AU 1983
Title	Australia and the Rest of the World: A Comparison.
Public	18+ aged, general public, Australia, 1983