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

Balance of recalled life-events; 3 yrs (checklist)

Our Classification

Remarks

Balance of 'concrete' events:

Operationalization

Ss completed a checklist of 80 events on which they marked those that had occurred in:
- T1: events in the last 3 years.
- T2: events in the 3 years before T1.

Half of the events on the list were 'concrete'; f.e. got married or fell ill.
The other half was 'interpretative', f.e. improved character or received support

Half of the events were 'positive',
the other half 'negative.

Assessed at T1 and T2 (11 month interval).
At both assesments events in the same period were enumerated.

Observed Relation with Happiness