| Study | Diener et al. (1995c): study US 1991 |
| Title | The Personality Structure of Affect. |
| Source | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1995, Vol. 69, 130 - 141 |
| Public | College students, USA, 1991-1992 |
| Sample | Non-probability chunk sample |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 212 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Methods |
| Page in Source | 135 |
| Our classification | Method of interrogation, code I06aa03 |
| Operationalization | Affective experience in the last month was assessed in three ways a: global self-report b: experience sampling c: informant report |
| Observed distribution | a: M = -1.40, b : M = -0.18, c: M = -1.42 |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| A-BD3-cm-mqr-v-7-a | DM= | global self report: M = -1.40 experience sampling: M = -0.18 informant report : M = -1.42 |
| Code | Full Text |
| A-BD3-cm-mqr-v-7-a | Selfreport of daily mood on 24 questions 'Please indicate how much of each emotion you felt in the past month' A LOVE Aa Affection Ab love Ac caring Ab fondness B JOY Ba joy Bb happiness Bc contentment Bd pride C FEAR Ca fear Cb worry Cc anxiety Cd nervous D ANGER Da anger Db irritation Dc disgust Dd rage E SHAME Ea shame Eb guilt Ec regret Ed embarrassment F SADNES Fa sadness Fb loneliness Fc unhappiness Fd depression Answer options: 1 not at all 2 very slight 3 somewhat 4 moderate amount 5 much 6 very much 7 extremely much Options presented horizontally Computation: average A+B minus average C+D+E+F |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| DM | DIFFERENCE of MEANS Type: descriptive statistic only. Measurement level: Correlate: dichotomous, Happiness: metric Range: depending on the happiness rating scale of the author; range symmetric about zero. Meaning: the difference of the mean happiness, as measured on the author's rating scale, between the two correlate levels. |