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Studies

Lee (2003): study KR 2000

Publication

Author(s):
Lee, M.
Title:
Daily Contextual Variations in Levels of Adolescent Happiness.
Source:
The Korean Journal of Development Psychology, 2003, Vol. 16, 193 - 209

Investigation

Public
Middle school students, South Korea, 200?
Sample
Non-probability chunk sample
Respondents
N = 134
Non Response
24
Assessment
Experience sampling
Ss answered to repeated questions on random beeping 6 times per day for one week (42 times)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on repeated questions (experience sampling)

How happy did you feel at the moment you were beeped?
0  not happy
1  probably not happy
2  probably happy
3  happy
Classification:
A-AOL-mi-mqr-v-4-a
Author's label:
Happiness
Remarks:
One week average ( 6 times beeped per day )
Page in publication:
197
Error estimates:
alpha=.72
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
1.43 4.77
SD:
0.52 2.00

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding daily activity Leisure time
Current school-behavior
Current personal contacts
Current time-usage
Interpersonal contact Current personal contacts
Time spend socializing