Wessman (1973): study US 1957
Publication
- Author(s):
- Wessman, A.E.
- Title:
- Personality and the subjective experience of time.
- Source:
- Journal of Personality Assessment 1973, Vol. 37, 103 - 114
Investigation
- Public
- Male college students, followed 3 years, Harvard University, USA, 1957-60
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 17
- Non Response
- -
- Assessment
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Multiple assesment methods
Questionnaires, interviews, and tests during 3 years
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
- Full text:
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Clinical rating by six staff psychologists, who had studies the subject intensively.
Ss were ranked for 'happiness'
Rating scale not reported - Classification:
- O-HP-g-rc-ro-*-a
- Author's label:
- Happiness