Brunstein et al. (1998): study DE 1993 /1
Publication
- Author(s):
- Brunstein, J.C.; Grässmann, R.; Schultheiss, O.C.
- Title:
- Personal Goals and Emotional Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Motive Dispositions.
- Source:
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1998, Vol. 75, 494 - 508
Investigation
- Public
- University students, Germany, 199?, followed 4 month
- Sample
- Non-probability accidental sample
- Respondents
- N = 127
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionaires in class at T1 and by mail at home at T2, T3 and T4. T1 + T2: Assesment of motivation with Picture Story Excercise. Next Ss listed two agentic goals and two communal goals they intended to pursue thoughout the current semester. Ss also rated their commitment of these goals and their attainability. T3+4: Ss rated how much progress they had made in achieving the goals listed at T1. Mood adjective checlist administrated at T1, T2, T3 and T4
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on 12 questions:
..how frequent one experienced moods in the past week..
A happy
B joyful
C contented
D cheerful
E pleasant
F elated
G frustrated
H sad
I depressed
J dissatisfied
K gloomy
L dejected
Rated 1: scarcely … 5: very frequently
Summation: (A+B+C+D+ E+ F) - (G+H+I+J+K+L)
Name: adapted from UWIST mood adjective checklist (Mathews et. al. 1990) - Classification:
- A-AB-cw-mq-n-5-a
- Author's label:
- Emotional Well Being
- Remarks:
- Assessed at T1, T2, T3 and T4 . Ss were asked to rate their mood in the week before
T1+2 (initial mood) : M = 6,10; SD = 6,91
T3+4 (final mood) : M = 6,72; SD = 6,82 - Page in publication:
- 501, 502
- Error estimates:
- Cronbach alpha: at T1: .89, at T2: .94
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -25 - 25 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 6.41 -
- SD:
- 6.88 -