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
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Multiple assesment methods
Mood diary kept 30 days and repeated interviews and tests during three years.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Happiness_A
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Happiness measure type M-ACO
- Operationalization
- Clinical rank on present happiness - unhappiness, stressing possible aware subjective feelings
Assessed 6 months after assessment of hedonic level.
Observed Relation with Happiness
Mean daily highest mood : r = +.57
Mean daily average mood : r = +.76
Mean daily lowest mood : r = +.56