Internal Reliability and Convergent Validity of the Depression-Happiness Scale with the General Health Questionnaire in an Employed Adult Sample

Walsh, Julie; Joseph, Stephen; Lewis, Christopher Alan

doi:10.2466/pr0.1995.76.1.137

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“…Four separate research studies have established good internal validity of the DHS, with Cronbach a's ranging from 0.88 to 0.93 (Walsh, Joseph and Lewis 1995;Lewis and Joseph 1995;Joseph et al 1996;Joseph and Lewis 1998). Using a variety of measures, such as the General Health Questionnaire (Goldberg and Williams 1988), the BDI, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener 1984), these studies also supported the convergent validity of the DHS.…”

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Is Searching for Meaning in Life Associated With Reduced Subjective Well-Being? Confirmation and Possible Moderators

2011

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Meaning in life has been identified as an important element of well-being. Recently attention has been directed to examining the differences between having meaning in life and searching for meaning in life. Theory has speculated that if an individual is searching for meaning in life, he/she may be distressed. Researchers of late have begun to focus on the process of searching for meaning in life to gain a better understanding of the individual differences which may exist. Interest has also been directed towards exploring whether any moderators of the possible negative effects of the searching process may exist. This research investigated the hypothesised negative link between high levels of searching for meaning in life and subjective well-being and the positive moderating effects of presence of meaning in life while also exploring the influence of the demographic variables which were treated as control variables. From an exploratory stance further analysis examined the hypothesised positive moderating effects of self-actualisation, self-efficacy and achievement motives on the relationship between searching for meaning and subjective well-being. One study (n = 500) was conducted to assess the hypothesized relationships. The study confirmed the negative relationship between high levels of searching for meaning in life and subjective well-being and positive moderating effects that presence of meaning in life and self-actualisation have on happiness scores when individuals are searching for meaning in life. Self-efficacy and achievement motives were shown to have no significant moderating effects on searching for meaning in life and subjective wellbeing. Overall the results suggest that individuals who record high levels of searching for meaning in life are protected from the negative outcomes of this process by holding high levels of presence of meaning in life and self-actualisation.

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Section: Depression/happinessmentioning

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Is Searching for Meaning in Life Associated With Reduced Subjective Well-Being? Confirmation and Possible Moderators

2011

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“…The scale possesses a satisfactory level of internal reliability (Cronbach, 1951) ranging from 0.85, (Lewis, Lanigan, Joseph, & de Fockert, 1997) to 0.93 (Joseph, Lewis, & Olsen, 1996) among a number of studies (Cammock, Joseph, & Lewis, 1994;Joseph & Lewis, 1998;Joseph, Lewis, & Olsen, 1996;Lewis, Joseph, & McCollam, 1996;McGreal & Joseph, 1993;Walsh, Joseph, & Lewis, 1995). Satisfactory levels of temporal stability have been reported over both two weeks (r = 0.70: Lewis, McCollum, & Joseph, 1999) and two years (r = 0.55: .…”

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“…These include the constructs of depression (Joseph & Lewis, 1998;Joseph, Lewis, & Olsen, 1996;Lewis, Joseph, & McCollam, 1996;McGreal & Joseph, 1993) happiness (Joseph & Lewis, 1998;, locus of control (Cammock, Joseph, & Lewis, 1994), self-esteem (Cammock, Joseph, & Lewis, 1994), anxiety (Cammock, Joseph, & Lewis, 1994;Lewis, Joseph, & McCollam, 1996), general health (Walsh, Joseph, & Lewis, 1995), and satisfaction with life Lewis, Lanigan, Joseph, & de Fockert, 1997).…”

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Convergent Validity of the Depression-Happiness Scale With the Bradburn Affect Balance Scale

McCollam

Joseph

2000

soc behav pers

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The Affect Balance Scale (Bradburn, 1969), a measure which is very well established in the subjective well-being literature, containing measures of both positive and negative affect, was administered alongside the Depression-Happiness Scale to 67 undergraduate students. As predicted, higher scores on the DepressionHappiness Scale, indicating a higher frequency of positive feelings and a lower frequency of negative feelings, were significantly associated with higher scores on the Affect Balance Scale and the Affect Positive Scale and also with lower scores on the Affect Negative Scale. These data provide further evidence of the convergent validity of the Depression-Happiness Scale.

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“…The 25-item scale was found to possess satisfactory internal reliability (Cronbach's a ϭ .93) and scores on the scale ranged from 3 to 69 (M ϭ 46.2, SD ϭ 12.3) confirming that the scale was able to capture individual differences in subjective well-being without floor or ceiling effects. Subsequent work with a nonstudent sample has reported further evidence for the scales internal reliability (M ϭ 47.2, SD ϭ 11.7: Cronbach's a ϭ .90) and convergent validity as a measure of psychological health, r ϭ Ϫ.74 (Walsh, Joseph, & Lewis, 1995). Conceptually, the scale might be thought of as similar to the widely used measure developed by Andrews and Withey (1976) which asks respondents to rate how they feel using seven schematic faces whose expressions vary along a continuum from very negative to very positive.…”

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The Depression-Happiness Scale: Reliability and validity of a bipolar self-report scale

Joseph

Lewis

1998

J. Clin. Psychol.

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This article reports two studies aimed at validating the 25-item self-report McGreal and Joseph (1993) Depression-Happiness Scale (D-H S). In the first study, principal component data are reported on the D-H S with 194 respondents. A forced 1-factor solution confirmed the unidimensionality of the scale (item loadings ranged from .38 to .77) and thus the feasibility of a statistically bipolar measure. In the second study, data on the convergent validity of the D-H S with the Beck Depression Inventory (r=-.75) and the Oxford Happiness Inventory (r=.59) with 100 respondents are reported confirming the construct validity of the scale. Implications for research in social and clinical psychology are discussed along with the possible uses of the D-H S in a clinical setting.

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Internal Reliability and Convergent Validity of the Depression-Happiness Scale with the General Health Questionnaire in an Employed Adult Sample

Cited by 19 publications

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Is Searching for Meaning in Life Associated With Reduced Subjective Well-Being? Confirmation and Possible Moderators

Is Searching for Meaning in Life Associated With Reduced Subjective Well-Being? Confirmation and Possible Moderators

Convergent Validity of the Depression-Happiness Scale With the Bradburn Affect Balance Scale

The Depression-Happiness Scale: Reliability and validity of a bipolar self-report scale

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