Study Brunstein et al. (1998): study DE 1993

Public

University students, Erlangen, Germany,199?

Sample

Respondents

N = 98

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
And structured mood diary.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Progress in communal goals

Our Classification

Remarks

Two raters independently inspected the goals listed by Ss and examined how well the content of these goals matched the striving areas specified in the instructions. For 98 Ss the two raters agreed that the goals listed fitted the specified categories perfectly. Six Ss were itentified by at least one rater to have confounded agebntic and communal concerns with one area of striving. These cases were excluded from the analysis

Distribution

M=12.75, SD=3.03

Operationalization

OBJECT OF GOALS:
Ss were asked to list one goal within each of four striving areas: a) striving for intimacy and interpersonal closeness b) affiliation and friendly social contacts c) achivement and mastery experiences d) independence, social influence, and self-reliance


PROGRESS IN COMMUNAL GOALS:
Average rating of progress in the striving areas a and b

Ss were asked to  progress made in each goal during the past week on four aspects. Rating are made on 5-point scales(1=disagree strongly, 2=disagree somewhat, 3=neither agree nor disagree, 4= agree somewhat, 5=agree strongly)

1.Advancement: I have made a great deal pf progress in the attempt of advancing this goal
2.Stagnation: I have hardly made any progress in accomplishing this goal(Revese scoring)
3.Success: I have quite a lot of success in pursuing this goal
4.Failure: Many of my efforts in realizing this goal have failed(Reverse scoring)

Observed Relation with Happiness