Study Magnus & Diener (1991): study US 1986
- Public
- University students, USA, followed 4 years 1986-1990
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 130
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Multiple assesment methods
Self-report questionnaires, peer reports, and experinece sampling.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Time
- Our Classification
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- Error Estimates
- Cronbach alpha= +.73
- Remarks
- Assessed at T1(1986) and T2(1990)
- Operationalization
- Selfreport on single question:
Generally speaking, how (much) do you feel happy? What score do you give if we put ten for 'extremely happy, zero for extremely unhappy' and five for neither happy nor unhappy'?
10 extremely happy
9
8
7
6
5 neither happy nor unhappy
4
3
2
1
0 extremely unhappy