Study Seidlitz & Diener (1993): study US 1988 /2

Public

Psychology students, selected for earlier happiness, followed 11 month, USA, 198?-8?

Sample

Respondents

N = 54

Non Response

Drop-out: T0-T1: 28%, T1-T2: 41%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire completed in class

Correlate

Authors's Label

Current mood

Our Classification

Operationalization

Single direct question, rated on a 11 point scale: "How happy or unhappy do you feel at the present moment?"
10. extremely happy
    (ecstatic, joyous,fantastic)
9.  very happy
    (really good, elated)
8.  pretty happy
    (spirits high, feeling good)
7.  mildly happy
    (fairly good and somewhat cheerful)
6.  slightly happy
    (just a bit above neutral)
5.  neutral
    (not particularly happy or unhappy)
4.  slightly unhappy
    (just a bit below neutral)
3.  mildly unhappy
    (just a litle low)
2.  pretty unhappy
    (somewhat "blue", spirits down)
1.  very unhappy
    (depressed, spirits very low)
0.  extremely unhappy
    (utterly depressed, completely        down)

Part of Fordyce's (1988) 'Happiness-Measure'

Assessed at T1 and T2
(11 month interval)

Observed Relation with Happiness