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

Tranquility vs anxiety

Our Classification

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Repeated closed question on 'how calm or troubled you felt', rated on a 10-point scale:

10. Perfect and complete tranquility.
    Unshakably secure.
9. Exceptional calm, wonderfully secu-
    re and carefree.
8. Great sense of well-being. Essenti-
    ally secure, and very much at ease.
7. Pretty generally secure and free
    from care.
6. Nothing particularly troubling me
    More or less at ease.
5. Somewhat concerned with minor wor-
    ries or problems. Slightly ill at
    ease, a bit troubled.
4. Experiencing some worry, fear,
    trouble or uncertainty. Nervous,
    jittery, on edge.
3. Considerable insecurity. Very
    troubled by significant worries,
    fears, uncertainties.
2. Tremendous anxiety and concern.
    Harassed by major worries and
    fears.
1. Completely beside myself with dread
    worry, fear. Overwhelmingly dis-
    traught and apprehensive. Obsessed
    or terrified by insoluble problems
    and fears.

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

Observed Relation with Happiness