Goodhart (1985): study US 1983
Publication
- Author(s):
- Goodhart, D.E.
- Title:
- Some Psychological Effects Associated with Positive and Negative Thinking about Stressful Event Outcomes: Was Pollyanna Right?
- Source:
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1985, Vol. 48, 216 - 232
Investigation
- Public
- Students in stress, followed 8 weeks, Illinois, USA, 1983
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 173
- Non Response
- 1.7% dropout
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire administered in class. T1: pretest, T2: post- test; after 8 weeks.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
How do you feel about your life as a whole.....?
7 delighted
6 pleased
5 mostly satisfied
4 mixed
3 mostly dissatisfied
2 unhappy
1 terrible
Name: Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale' (original version) - Classification:
- O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Global satisfaction