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The Measurement of Happiness: Development of the Memorial University of Newfoundland Scale of Happiness (MUNSH)
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Items of the Affect Balance Scale, the Life Satisfaction Index-Z and the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Scale together with 22 new items were used in the construction of a happiness scale for the elderly. Items were initially administered to 301 subjects from urban, rural, and institutional settings and correlated with ratings of happiness. A new scale consisting of 24 items was cross-validated on an additional 297 subjects. Test-retest reliability scores were obtained on 56 subjects. Results indicated that the new scale was a better predictor of "avowed happiness" in both validation and cross-validation samples than the existing scales used for comparison. Moreover, the new scale's test-rated reliability was within an acceptable range for this type of scale.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Kozma, A., & Stones, M. J.
- Affiliations
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
- Venue
- Journal of Gerontology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1980-11-01
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 906-912
- ISSN
- 0022-1422 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2156612002
- Cited by
- 327
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Gerontology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Keywords
- happiness, scale development, older adults, test-retest reliability, cross-validation
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Happiness, Humans, Psychological Tests
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