Copy of the questionnaire used in survey.
sav
On the pages that follow, I have included a portion of the actual questionnaire used to collect the data included in the survey.sav file. The first page includes the demographic questions, followed by the Life Orientation Test (6 items) and the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (20 items). Sample questionnaire: 1. Sex: 2. Age: male (please tick whichever applies) female _________ (in years)
3. What is your marital status? (please tick whichever applies) 1. single 2. in a steady relationship 3. living with partner 4. married for first time 5. remarried 6. separated 7. divorced 8. widowed 4. Do you have any children currently living at home with you? (please tick) yes no 5. What is the highest level of education that you have completed? (please tick the highest level you have completed) 1. primary school 2. some secondary school 3. completed high school 4. some additional training (apprenticeship, TAFE courses etc.) 5. undergraduate university 6. postgraduate university 6. What are the major sources of stress in your life? _____________________________________________________________ 7. Do you smoke? (please tick) yes no If yes, how many cigarettes do you smoke per week? ____________
Please read through the following statements and decide how much you either agree or disagree with each. Using the scale provided write the number that best indicates how you feel on the line next to each statement. strongly disagree 1 2 3 4 5 strongly agree
1. _____ In uncertain times I usually expect the best. 2. _____ If something can go wrong for me it will. 3. _____ I'm always optimistic about my future. 4. _____ I hardly ever expect things to go my way. 5. _____ Overall I expect more good things to happen to me than bad. 6. _____ I rarely count on good things happening to me.
Source: Scheier, Carver & Bridges, 1994.
This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. For each item indicate to what extent you have felt this way during the past few weeks. Write a number from 1 to 5 on the line next to each item.
very slightly or not at all 1 a little 2 moderately 3 quite a bit 4 extremely 5
1. ______ interested 2. ______ upset 3. ______ scared 4. ______ proud 5. ______ ashamed 6. ______ determined 7. ______ active
Source: Watson, Clark & Tellegen, 1988.
8. ______ distressed 9. ______ strong 10. ______ hostile 11. ______ irritable 12. ______ inspired 13. ______ attentive 14. ______ afraid
15. ______ excited 16. ______ guilty 17. ______ enthusiastic 18. ______ alert 19. ______ nervous 20. ______ jittery
Codebook for survey.sav
Full variable name Identification number Sex Age Marital SPSS variable name id sex age marital Coding instructions subject identification number 1 = males; 2 = females in years 1 = single; 2 = steady relationship; 3 = living with a partner; 4 = married for the first time; 5 = remarried; 6 = separated; 7 = divorced; 8 = widowed 1 = yes; 2 = no 1 = primary; 2 = some secondary; 3 = completed high school; 4 = some additional training; 5 = completed undergraduate; 6 = completed postgraduate. 1 = work; 2 = spouse or partner; 3 = relationships; 4 = children; 5 = family; 6 = health / illness; 7 = life in general 1 = yes; 2 = no Number of cigarettes smoked per week 1=strongly disagree , 5=strongly agree 1=strongly disagree , 4=strongly agree 1=very slightly, 5=extremely 1=strongly disagree , 7=strongly agree 1=never, 5=very often 1=strongly disagree , 4=strongly agree 1=true, 2=false 1=strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree
Children Highest level of education
child educ
Major source of stress
source
Do you smoke? Cigarettes smoked per week Optimism Scale Mastery Scale PANAS Scale Life Satisfaction Scale Perceived Stress Scale Self esteem Scale Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale Perceived Control of Internal States Scale (PCOISS)
smoke smokenum op1 to op6 mast1 to mast7 pn1 to pn20 lifsat1 to lifsat5 pss1 to pss10 sest1 to sest10 m1 to m10 pc1 to pc18
Total scale scores included in survey.sav
Full variable name Total Optimism SPSS Variable name Toptim Coding instructions reverse items op2, op4, op6 add all scores op1 to op6 range 6 to 30 reverse items mast1, mast3, mast4, mast6, mast7 add all items mast1 to mast7 range 7 to 28 add items pn1, pn4, pn6, pn7, pn9, pn12, pn13, pn15, pn17, pn18 range 10 to 50 add items pn2, pn3, pn5, pn8, pn10, pn11, pn14, pn16, pn19, pn20 range 10 to 50 add all items lifsat1 to lifsat5 range 5 to 35 reverse items pss4, pss5, pss7, pss8 add all items pss1 to pss10 range 10 to 50 reverse items sest3, sest5, sest7, sest9, sest10 add all items sest1 to sest10 range 10 to 40 reverse items m6 to m10 (recode true=1, false =0) add all items m1 to m10 range 0 to 10 reverse items pc1, pc2, pc7, pc11, pc15, pc16 add all items pc1 to pc18 range 18 to 90 recoded the categories primary, some secondary into one group because of small numbers in each group. 1=primary/some secondary, 2=completed secondary, 3=some additional training, 4=completed undergraduate university, 5=completed postgraduate university. 1=18-29yrs, 2=30-44yrs, 3=45+yrs 1=18-24yrs, 2=25-32yrs, 3=33-40yrs, 4=41-49, 5=50+yrs.
Total Mastery
Tmast
Total Positive affect
Tposaff
Total Negative affect
Tnegaff
Total Life Satisfaction Total Perceived Stress
Tlifesat Tpstress
Total Self-esteem
Tslfest
Total Social desirability
Tmarlow
Total Perceived Control of Internal States New Education categories
Tpcoiss
educ2
Age group 3 categories Age group 5 categories
Agegp3 Agegp5
