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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
Fullness (vs emptiness of life)
Our Classification
Operationalization
Wessman & Ricks Fullness vs Emptiness of Life Scale, scored at the end of each day for lowest, average and highest mood experienced that day during three weeks (see above under WESSM 1966/1).

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 = +.65 (01)
Daily average: r = +.86 (01)
Daily lowest : r = +.76 (01)