Study Wessman & Ricks (1966): study US 1957

Public

Female college students, Radcliff USA, followed 6 weeks, 1957

Sample

Respondents

N = 21

Non Response

16%

Assessment

Diary
Mood diary kept 30 days.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Harmony vs anger

Our Classification

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Repeated closed question on 'how well you got along with, or how angry you felt toward, other people' rated on a 10-point scale:

10. Boundless good will and complete
    harmony.
9. Enormous good will and great harmo-
    ny.
8. Considerable good will.
7. Get along well and rather smoothly.
6. Get along pretty well, more or less
    good feeling.
5. A little bit annoyed, somewhat 'put
    out'. Minor irritations.
4. Annoyed, irritated, provoked.
3. Very angry. Ill will.
2. Enraged. Seething with anger and
    hostility.
1. Violent hate and  fury. Desire to
    attack, destroy.

Scale scored each night for the highest, lowest and average experience of the day.
(Wessman & Ricks Harmony vs Anger Scale)

Observed Relation with Happiness