An investigation of validity of the subjective happiness scale.
Scores for 35 adult students (M age = 23 yr.) on the Subjective Happiness Scale correlated strongly and positively with scores of two proposed components of happiness, Satisfaction With Life (.66) and Positive Affect (.49).
Mattei
Deborah
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Fairleigh Dickinson University, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA.
Schaefer
Charles E
CE
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006240:Happiness; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology