Study Diener & Seligman (2002): study US 1997
- Public
- Undergraduate students, US, 199?
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 222
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Daily report of mood and activities during 51 days; peer ratings.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Hypomania
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Hypomania sub scale of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Pathology Scales(with K corrections);
Indicates elevated mood, accelerated speech and motor activity, irritability, flight of ideas, and brief periods of depression.
Observed Relation with Happiness
a 10% least happy 23.9
b 27% close to average 23.9
c 10% most happy 24.5