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Studies

Estes (1973): study US 1971

Publication

Author(s):
Estes, R.J.
Title:
Determinants of Differential Stress Levels among University Students.
Source:
Journal of the American College Health Association, 1973, Vol. 21, 470 - 476

Investigation

Public
University students, mental patients and controls, California, USA, 1971-72
Sample
Respondents
N = 280
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview and highly structured questionnaire.

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

"....feeling in good spirits usually..."
2  yes
1  no
Classification:
A-AOL-g-sq-v-2-a
Author's label:
Good spirits.

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Earlier psychiatric treatment Earlier mental health