Study Wessman et al. (1960): study US 1957
- Public
- Female college students, followed 6 weeks, Radcliffe, USA, 1957
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 14
- Non Response
- 44% dropouts
- Assessment
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Multiple assesment methods
Mood diary completed daily during 6 weeks and various tests
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Mood fluctuation
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Operationalization
- The Elation-Depression Scale was
scored each night for lowest, ave-
rage and highest mood experienced
that day over a period of 6 weeks.
1. Within a day:
Mean difference between the lowest
and highest mood reported each day
during 6 weeks on the Elation-
Depression Scale.
2. Day-to-day:
Standard deviation of the average
mood reported each day during 6
weeks on the Elation-Depression
Scale.