Study Schaefer & Bayley (1963): study US 1929 /1
- Public:
- Girls, followed from age 0 to 18, Berkely, California, USA, 1929-47
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 19
- Non Response:
- Assessment:
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Multiple methods
Observations of behavior and interviews in childhood and adolescence
Correlate
- Authors's label
- Cheerfulness
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Rating by four judges on the basis of notes on observations and interviews between age 12-18.
Ratings were made on two bi=polar 7 point adjective scales. Sumscore based on ratings of:
- gloomy
- not cheerfull
Observed Relation with Happiness
Sumscore of ratings on the adjectives:
- discontented
- unhappy
- dissatisfied
- complaining