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 assesment methods
Observations of behavior and interviews in childhood and adolescence
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Personality in adolescence (age 12-18)
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Adolescent happiness assessed in the same way. (Both HAP 7.3 and AFF 5.1 are sumscores of adjective rating from the same sources)
- Operationalization
- Ratings by four judges on the basis of notes from observations and interviews between age 12 to 18
Ratings were made on 7 point bi-polar adjective scales.
a. Timid, self-conscious, sensitive, lacks confidence, shy, easily hurt,
inhibited, serious, humorless,
rigid, precise
b. Courteous, respectful, conservative, compliant, tactful, cooperative, patient, considerate
c. Conscientious, dependable,
persevering
d. Friendly, talkative, not unfriendly
e. Social in situation, interested in
people, natural, straightforward
f. Independant, assertive, outgoing,
leader, rescourceful, takes initiative, independant at home
g. Bold, impulsive, boastful, uninhibited, show-off, pleasure
loving, opinionated
h. Irritable, disrespectful, domineering, pugnacious, noisy,
demanding, tactless, not dependable
excitable, distractable
i. Defiant, rude, sarcastic, critical
j. Hostile, resentful
k. Sulky, bitter
l. Reserved, cold, aloof, uncommunicative
m. Popular, belongs to groups
n. Calm, not nervous