Tuddenham (1962): study US 1938
Publication
- Author(s):
- Tuddenham, R.D.
- Title:
- Constancy of Personal Morale over a Fifteen-Year Interval.
- Source:
- Child Development, 1962, Vol. 33, 663 - 673
Investigation
- Public
- Senior high-school pupils, followed into adulthood, USA, 1938-53
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 92
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
In adolescence and adulthood.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Is it fun to be alive?
4 I enjoy life so much that it is really fun to be alive
3 There are only a few things that are really disappointing
2 There are many things that are disappointing
1 Sometimes life seems just a series of disappointments - Classification:
- O-V-u-sq-v-4-a
- Author's label:
- Personal Morale
- Remarks:
- range 1-4 (reversed):
males: T1: M=3.21 Ms'=7.35
T2: M=3.25 Ms'=7.49
females: T1: M=3.18 Ms'=7.25
T2: M=3.18 Ms'=7.25
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Will people of your age get the things they want most in life.....?
4 I expect to get almost all the things I really want in life
3 I will probably get more of the things I want than not
2 There are several things I want in life but will probably not get
1 I will probably never get most of the things I really want in life - Classification:
- C-W-u-sq-v-4-a
- Author's label:
- Personal Morale
- Remarks:
- range 1-4 (reversed)
males: T1: M=2.79 Ms'=5.96
T2: M=3.13 Ms'=7.09
females: T1: M=2.90 Ms'=6.32
T2: M=3.19 Ms'=7.29