fragility of happiness scale

Fragility of Happiness Scale

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

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Strongly disagreeSomewhat disagreeA little disagreeNeither Agree or DisagreeA little agreeSomewhat agreeStrongly agree
1. Something might happen at any time, and we could easily lose our happiness1234567
2. Happiness is fragile.1234567
3. It is likely that our happiness could be reduced to unhappiness with a simple accident.1234567
4. There is only a thin line between happiness and unhappiness.1234567

 

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.

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