Happiness measure, code: A-TH-g-mq-th%-101-ab


Selfreport on three questions:

'On the average, what percentage of the time d you feel….…' (percentages must add up to 100%)
1 happy
2 unhappy
3 neutral

Name: Fordyce % happy scale
Variant: % unhappy
  
Classification
Focus, A-TH Affect: Time Happy
Time frame, g generally
Mode, mq multiple questions
Scale type, th% Time happy percent Range = 101
  
Used in studies
  
ReferenceGoldwurm et al. (2003): study IT 2001
TitleImproving Subjective Well-Being for the Promotion of Health: The Milan Project.
PublicParticipants in a happiness training, Italy, 2001
  
ReferenceLee et al. (1999): study ZZ East-West pairs 1997
TitleWhat Makes You Happy?: A Comparison of Self-Reported Criteria of Happiness between Two Cultures.
PublicCanadian and Korean university students. 1997