fragility of happiness scale

Fragility of Happiness Scale

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Fragility of Happiness Scale – FOHS

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Primary use / Purpose:

to measure fragility of happiness beliefs (that happiness is temporary and may be easily replaced by neutral or unpleasant states)

Psychometrics:

The scale has 4 items. It has demonstrated acceptable validity, reliability, and measurement invariance in 15 cultures (see the key reference).

Author of Tool:

Mohsen Joshanloo

Key references:

Joshanloo, M., Weijers, D., Jiang, D., Han, G., Bae, J., Pang, J., Ho, L., Ferreira, M. C., Demir, M., Rizwan, M., Khilji, I. A., Achoui, M., Asano, R., Igarashi, T., Tsukamoto, S., Lamers, S. M. A., Turan, Y., Sundaram, S., Yeung, V. W. , Poon, W. , Lepshokova, Z., Panyusheva, T., Natalia, A. (2015). Fragility of happiness beliefs across 15 national groups. Journal of Happiness Studies, 16, 1185-1210.

The fragility of happiness scale

Joshanloo, M., Weijers, D., Jiang, D.-Y., Han, G., Bae, J., Pang, J., et al. (in press). Fragility

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Strongly disagree Somewhat disagree A little disagree Neither Agree or Disagree A little agree Somewhat agree Strongly agree
1. Something might happen at any time, and we could easily lose our happiness 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2. Happiness is fragile. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3. It is likely that our happiness could be reduced to unhappiness with a simple accident. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
4. There is only a thin line between happiness and unhappiness. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

 

Cite this article

mohammad looti (2026). Fragility of Happiness Scale. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/fragility-of-happiness-scale/

mohammad looti. "Fragility of Happiness Scale." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 1 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/fragility-of-happiness-scale/.

mohammad looti. "Fragility of Happiness Scale." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/fragility-of-happiness-scale/.

mohammad looti (2026) 'Fragility of Happiness Scale', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/fragility-of-happiness-scale/.

[1] mohammad looti, "Fragility of Happiness Scale," PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, vol. X, no. Y, ص Z-Z, April, 2026.

mohammad looti. Fragility of Happiness Scale. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. 2026;vol(issue):pages.

Related terms:

  1. Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS)
  2. Parent Happiness With Youth Scale (PHYS)
  3. Orientations to happiness Scale (OTH)
  4. Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS)
  5. Subjective Happiness Scale
  6. Fear of Happiness Scale
  7. Happiness- Children and Marriage Scale
  8. Sample: Orientation to Happiness Subscale Items
  9. Short Happiness and Affect Research Protocol (SHARP)
  10. Steen Happiness Index (SHI)
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