Study Costa & McCrae (1980): study US 1976

Public

35-85 aged white males (largely veterans), USA, 1976

Sample

Respondents

N = 1100

Non Response

T1:21%; T2:18%; T3:27%; T4:46%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire att intervals of 3 months

Correlate

Authors's Label

General emotionality

Our Classification

Operationalization

5-item index from the EASI-III Tempera-
ment Survey (Buss and Plomin, 1975:241-242) rated on a 5-point scale. Each item ranging from 'a little' to 'a lot':
1. "I frequently get upset"
2. "I am almost always calm - nothing
   ever bothers me (reverse)"
3. "I get excited easily"
4. "I am somewhat emotional"
5. "I often feel like crying"

Observed Relation with Happiness