Study Moodscope (2010): study US 2010

Public

Users of a mood-tracking website,followed 3 months or more, USA, 2010

Sample

Respondents

N = 5952

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Repeated reports of daily mood, frequency as wished by the user

Correlate

Authors's Label

Frequent use of mood-tracker

Our Classification

Related specification variables

Operationalization

A: Repeated selfreport of daily mood on 20 questions:
    To what extent did you feel today,,
    a  nervous
    b  distressed
    c  afraid
    d  jittery
    e  irritable
    f  upset
    g  scared
    h  exiled
    i  ashamed
    j  guilty
    k  hostile
    l  active
    m  determined
    n  inspired
    o  enthusiastic
    p  alert
    q  attentive
    r  proud
    s  strong
    t  interested
    Rated
    1 not at all
    2
    3
    4
    5 very much

B Sharing of daily progress with one or more other users ' buddies' , maximally 5
    1:  yes
    0; no

Observed Relation with Happiness