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Correlational findings

Study Dysinger (1938): study US 1936

Public
University students, psychology undergraduates, USA, 193?
Sample
Respondents
N = 24
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Lowly structured

Correlate

Authors's Label
Physical condition
Our Classification
Operationalization
Repeated direct question rated on an open graphic scale ranging from 'poor' to 'excellent'.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-ARE-mp-sqr-ol-7-b r = + Both the scale for physical condition and the one measuring hedonic level were marked 3 times a day during 5 weeks.

Individual correlations vary from -.39 to +.71
Of the 24 correlations only 2 are negative and
19 of the remaining 22 are significant, with 11 of these over +.50.