Williams (1981): study GB 1981
Publication
- Author(s):
- Williams, D.G.
- Title:
- Personality and Mood: State-Trait Relationships.
- Source:
- Personality and Individual Differences, 1981, Vol. 2, 303 -309
Investigation
- Public
- University students, England, 1981
- Sample
- Non-probability accidental sample
- Respondents
- N = 33
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Daily self report of mood on 95 questions:
How I feel ….
Items from 18 mood scales concerning
A depression
B confusion
C anxiety
D tension-anxiety
E aggression
F skepticism
G fatigue
H guilt
I shyness
J concentration
K general deactivation
L affection
M general activation
N surgency
O euphoria
P elation
Q wakefulness
Rated on a 100 mm open line scale ranging from 0 No, not at all to 1 Yes, extremely
Summation: first component in principal component analysis, average over all days - Classification:
- A-ASA-md-mq-ol-10-a
- Author's label:
- General mood
- Error estimates:
- Average inter-day correlation: +. 39