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Correlational findings

Study Gorman (1971): study US 1970

Public
Undergraduate students, Nassau Community College, USA, 1970
Sample
Respondents
N = 67
Non Response
4%, 3% refusal, 1% incomplete information
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
Questionnaires administered in class and daily records kept at home during 28 days

Correlate

Authors's Label
External sensation seeking
Our Classification
Operationalization
Index containing exteroceptive activi- ties, such as sports and exploration activities, scored for the number of activities S might prefer.
(External Sensation-Seeking Scale; see Pearson, 1970).

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-ARE-md-sqr-v-10-b r = +.35 p < .01 C-BW-c-sq-l-11-b r = +.29 p < .05