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Studies

Washburne (1941): study US 1939

Publication

Author(s):
Washburne, J.N.
Title:
Factors Related to Social Adjustment of College Girls.
Source:
Journal of Social Psychology. 1941, Vol. 13, 281 - 289

Investigation

Public
Female college students, New York, USA, 194?
Sample
Respondents
N = 238
Non Response
-
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
And intelligence test

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on multiple questions:

Questions indicated both happiness and a sense of contentment and well-being  (Full questions not reported)

Summation: not reported

Name: `Happiness subtest' of Washburn's `Social Adjustment Scale'.
Classification:
M-CO-?-?q-?-*-a
Author's label:
Happiness
Error estimates:
Reliability: Equivalence: reliability coefficient for the happiness subtest of at least .80 Validity: Each item shows a difference of at least 2.5 times the probable error of the difference between the answers of well-adjusted and maladjusted groups. These groups were selected by 3 competent judges and the individuals in them were paired for age, grade, sex and intelligence.

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Intelligence