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MEASURING HAPPINESS WITH A SINGLE-ITEM SCALE

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Abdel-Khalek, Ahmed M.·2006·Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal

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This study examined the accuracy of measuring happiness by a single item (Do you feel happy in general?) answered on an 11-point scale (0–10). Its temporal stability was 0.86. The correlations between the single item and both the Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI; Argyle, Martin, & Lu, 1995; Hills & Argyle, 1998) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985; Pavot & Diener, 1993) were highly significant and positive, denoting good concurrent validity. Moreover, the single item had a good convergent validity because it was highly and positively correlated with optimism, hope, self-esteem, positive affect, extraversion, and self-ratings of both physical and mental health. Furthermore, the divergent validity of the single item has been adequately demonstrated through its significant and negative correlations with anxiety, pessimism, negative affect, and insomnia. It was concluded that measuring happiness by a single item is reliable, valid, and viable in community surveys as well as in cross-cultural comparisons.

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Authors: Abdel-Khalek, A. M.
Venue: Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal
Publisher: Scientific Journal Publishers Ltd
Published: 2006-01-01
Volume: 34
Issue: 2
Pages: 139-150
ISSN: 0301-2212 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2006.34.2.139
OpenAlex: W1993979851
Cited by: 808
References: 38
Citations by year: 2026: 52 · 2025: 64 · 2024: 66 · 2023: 63 · 2022: 84 · 2021: 59 · 2020: 66 · 2019: 48 · 2018: 44 · 2017: 39 · 2016: 40 · 2015: 35 · 2014: 27 · 2013: 18 · 2012: 24
FWCI: 11.19
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: diamond
doi.org
Locations: Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Keywords: happiness measurement, single-item scale, subjective well-being, temporal stability, concurrent validity, convergent validity, discriminant validity, Oxford Happiness Inventory, Satisfaction with Life Scale, optimism, hope, self-esteem, positive affect, extraversion, physical and mental health, anxiety, pessimism, negative affect, insomnia, cross-cultural comparison

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