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Correlational findings

Study Wessman & Ricks (1966): study US 1957 /1

Public
Male college students, followed 3 years, Harvard University, USA, 1957-60
Sample
Respondents
N = 17
Non Response
37%: 9 dropouts, incomplete; about the same happiness distribution.
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
Mood diary kept 30 days and repeated interviews and tests during three years.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Thought processes
Our Classification
Operationalization
Wessman & Ricks Thought Processes Scale, scored each night for lowest, average and highest mood experienced that day during one month.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-ARE-md-sqr-v-10-a r = + p < .05 The means of the lowest, average and highest daily scores were correlated with the mean daily average score on the Elation-Depression Scale (AFF 3.1) during 6 weeks.

Daily highest   : r = +.72 (05)
Daily average   : r = +.74 (05)
Daily lowest    : r = +.36 (ns)