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The Pattern of Human Concerns

Zubaida, S. D., Cantril, Hadley·1967·The British Journal of Sociology

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“Included was Cantril Ladder of Life Scale (Cantril 1965), to measure life satisfaction, which is the main outcome of the present study.”
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“The Cantril Ladder has a range of 0–10 points, with higher scores indicating a better quality of life [50].”
Background
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“Quality of life was also measured with Cantril’s Ladder of Life, a 10-point scale that respondents used to rate their present, past (1 year ago) and future (1 year from now) quality of life (25, 26).”
Method
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“Data for the present study were generated by two open-ended questions, taken from Cantril (1965), that asked respondents to describe their hopes and fears for their lives.”
Method
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“Modeled after Cantril’s (1965) self-anchoring ladder scale, each item was measured on the same 11-point scale from 0 (Not at all) to 10 (Completely).”
Method
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Authors: Zubaida, S. D., & Cantril, H.
Venue: The British Journal of Sociology
Publisher: JSTOR
Published: 1967
Volume: 18
Pages: 212
ISSN: 0007-1315 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2307/588624
OpenAlex: W4243094222
Cited by: 1,496
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 38 · 2024: 81 · 2023: 106 · 2022: 90 · 2021: 93 · 2020: 87 · 2019: 65 · 2018: 65 · 2017: 71 · 2016: 56 · 2015: 53 · 2014: 49 · 2013: 47 · 2012: 50
FWCI: 8.37
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: British Journal of Sociology (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Human Behavior and Motivation
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice
Keywords: human concern, human nature

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