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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
Length of time span
Our Classification
Operationalization
Score obtained from a set of 30 stories using Thematic Apperception Test cards (see Ricks & Epley, 1960).

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-ARE-md-sqr-v-10-a r = +.54 p < .05 Prospective time span. A-ARE-md-sqr-v-10-a r = +.44 p < .10 Retrospective time span.