Study Goodhart (1985): study US 1983
- Public
- Students in stress, followed 8 weeks, Illinois, USA, 1983
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 173
- Non Response
- 1.7% dropout
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire administered in class. T1: pretest, T2: post- test; after 8 weeks.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Stress
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Stressful life-events reported between T1 and T2 (8-week interval).
Assessed at T2 by means of an event checklist. Ss indicated whether or not such events had happened to them.
Observed Relation with Happiness
Rpc indicates the effect of stress on CHANGE IN HAPPINESS.
The effect of stress on change in happiness is unaffected by positive or negative thinking (interactions ns).