Happiness Questionnaire : a compact scale for the measurement of psychological well-being
@inproceedings{Hills2002HappinessQ, title={Happiness Questionnaire : a compact scale for the measurement of psychological well-being}, author={Peter Hills and Michael Argyle}, year={2002} }
An improved instrument, the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ), has been derived from the Oxford Happiness Inventory, (OHI). The OHI comprises 29 items, each involving the selection of one of four options that are different for each item. The OHQ includes similar items to those of the OHI, each presented as a single statement which can be endorsed on a uniform six-point Likert scale. The revised instrument is compact, easy to administer and allows endorsements over an extended range. When…
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