Gorman (1971): study US 1970
Publication
- Author(s):
- Gorman, B.S.
- Title:
- A Multivariate Study of the Relationship of Cognitive Control and Cognitive Style Principles to Reported Daily Mood Experiences.
- Source:
- Unpublished PhD Dissertation, The City University of New York, 1971, USA
Investigation
- Public
- Undergraduate students, Nassau Community College, USA, 1970
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 67
- Non Response
- 4%, 3% refusal, 1% incomplete information
- Assessment
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Multiple assesment methods
Questionnaires administered in class and daily records kept at home during 28 days
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question, answered every evening before retiring during six weeks (experience sampling)
"On average; how elated or depressed, happy or unhappy you felt today....?
10 Complete elation, rapturous joy and soaring ecstasy
9 Very elated and in very high spirits. Tremendous
delight and buoyancy
8 Elated and in high spirits
7 Feeling very good and cheerful
6 Feeling pretty good , "OK"
5 Feeling a little bit low. Just so-so
4 Spirits low and somewhat 'blue'
3 Depressed and feeling very low.
Definitely 'blue'
2 Tremendously depressed.
Feeling terrible, really miserable, "just awful"
1 Utter depression and gloom. Completely down.
All is black and leaden. Wish it were all over.
Name: Wessman & Ricks' `Elation - depression scale' - Classification:
- A-ARE-md-sqr-v-10-b
- Author's label:
- Mood
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.41 6.00
- SD:
- 0.71 -
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
"Above you see a numbered ladder. Consider the top of the ladder as the best possible life and the bottom of the ladder as the worst possible life.
A Please place an X where you feel you are now.
B Place an Y at the point where you were five years ago.
C Please place a Z at the point that you feel you will be at five years from now.
[ 10 ] best possible life
[ 9 ]
[ 8 ]
[ 7 ]
[ 6 ]
[ 5 ]
[ 4 ]
[ 3 ]
[ 2 ]
[ 1 ]
[ 0 ] worst possible life
Question A is the case question.
Name: Cantril's self anchoring ladder rating of life (modified version) - Classification:
- C-BW-c-sq-l-11-b
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 6.37 6.37
- SD:
- 1.67 1.67