Study Seidlitz & Diener (1993): study US 1988
- Public
- Psychology undergraduate, students, University of Illinois, USA, 198?
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 420
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire completed in class
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Current mood
- Our Classification
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- 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
(faily good, somewhat cheerfull)
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 little low)
2. pretty unhappy
(somewhat 'blue', spirits down)
1. very unhappy
(depressed, spirits very low)
0. extremely unhappy
(utterly depressed, completely down)