Study Gorman (1971): study US 1970
- Public:
- Undergraduate students, Nassau Community College, USA, 1970
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 67
- Non Response:
- 4%, 3% refusal, 1% incomplete information
- Assessment:
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Multiple methods
Questionnaires administered in class and daily records kept at home during 28 days
Correlate
- Authors's label
- Companionship vs being isolated
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Wessman & Ricks Companionship vs Being Isolated Scale, scored each night for lowest, average and highest mood expe- rienced that day during one month.
Observed Relation with Happiness
Daily highest: r = +.74 (01)
Daily average: r = +.80 (01)
Daily lowest : r = +.70 (01)
Daily highest: r = +.38 (01)
Daily average: r = +.36 (01)
Daily lowest : r = +.31 (05)