Collective Happiness Scale

Instructions: Happiness is an emotion defined as feelings of pleasure, satisfaction, or joy. Please rate the following items about your feelings with your (Insert Group) in mind, that is, being a(n) (Group).

1. I am happy about my group’s outlook.

Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly Agree

2. I feel happy because my group has more than what we expected.

Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly Agree

3. I am happy because my group is functioning at its best.

Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly Agree

4. I feel happy because my group has direction.

Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly Agree

5. I feel happy due to my group’s position.

Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly Agree

Citation: Reysen, S., & Branscombe, N. R. (2007, January). Validation of collective emotion scales for happiness, fear, jealousy, disgust, contempt, and hope. Poster presented at the 2^nd annual Emotion Pre-Conference to the Society of Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Memphis, TN.

Study 1

Participants: N = 150, 55.3% women, 19.03 yrs. old, SD = 1.25

Salient Group: American

Mean Score: 5.51 (SD = 1.56)

Alpha: .93

Variance: 78.14%

Correlations: American Identification (r = .61), Nationalism (r = .54), Patriotism (r = .48), Private Collective Self-Esteem (r = .37), Public Collective Self-Esteem (r = .38), Personal Satisfaction with Life (r = .29), Political Orientation (r = -.38, higher scores indicate a liberal orientation)

Study 2

Participants: N = 330

Correlation: CPI Social Desirability (r = .10, n.s.)

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