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The Oxford family of psychometric instruments designed to assess individual differences in happiness has its roots in the broader field of social psychology shaped by Michael Argyle and his associates. The parent instrument in the family is the Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI) that subsequently gave rise to the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ) and the Oxford Happiness Measure (OHM). This entry proposes to give detailed attention to the conceptualization and operationalization of happiness expressed through the OHI, to explore the connection between the OHI and a broader theory of personality, and to illustrate the contexts in which the OHI has been employed. Against this background attention will be drawn to the distinctive contribution made by the OHQ and the OHM.
Oxford Happiness Inventory
The Oxford Happiness Inventory was developed by Argyle, Martin, and Crossland (1989)...
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Francis, L.J. (2014). Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. In: Michalos, A.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_4071
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