Study Sheldon & Lyubomirsky (2006a): study US 2001 /1

Public:

Psychology students, USA, followed 12 weeks, 200?

Sample:

Respondents:

N = 204

Non Response:

26%

Assessment:

Questionnaire: paper

Correlate

Authors's Label

circumstantial change

Our Classification

Error Estimates

each item loaded on the factor at .56, no cross-loading greater than .24 α=.47

Remarks

Assessed at T2 T1: at the beginning of the semester T2: 6 weeks later T3: 12 weeks late

Operationalization

Selfreport on changes during the last 6 weeks:
a the extent to with they have experienced circumstancial change
b extent the monetary situation changed
c extent the living arrangements changed
d extent the relationship status changed

Computation: average a, b, c and d

Classification
Group1: activity change above 1 SD, circumstancial change at the sample mean
Group2: activity change at the sample mean, circumstancial change above 1 SD

Observed Relation with Happiness