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

Multiple assesment methods
Observations of behavior and interviews in childhood and adolescence

Correlate

Authors's Label

Cheerfulness

Our Classification

Remarks

Happiness measure type A-CA

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