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
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire att intervals of 3 months
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Vigor
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- 5-item indexes from the EASI-III Tempe-
rament Survey (Buss & Plomin, 1975:241-242)
1. I like to wear myself out
2. I often feel sluggish (rev)
3. I often feel busting with energy
4. When I do things I do them vigorously
5. My movements are forceful and emphatic
Observed Relation with Happiness
Correlations with hedonic level at:
T1: r = +.19 (001)
T2: r = +.20 (001)
T3: r = +.18 (001)
T4: r = +.24 (001)
Sum: r = +.28 (001)
PAS: r(mean) = +.25
NAS: r(mean) = -.07