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Correlational findings

Study Harder (1969): study US 1969

Public
Married females, USA, 196?
Sample
Respondents
N = 62
Non Response
-
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
Expert ratings, structured interview, and structured questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label
Companionship (vs being isolated)
Our Classification
Operationalization
Wessman & Ricks Companionship vs Being Isolated Scale, scored at the end of each day for lowest, average and highest mood experienced that day during three weeks (see above under WESSM 1966/2).

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-ARE-md-sqr-v-10-b r = + p < .01 The means of the lowest, average and highest daily scores were correlated with the mean average score on the Elation-Depression Scale.

Daily highest: r = +.42 (01)
Daily average: r = +.66 (01)
Daily lowest : r = +.60 (01)