Scollon et al. (2009): study US Texas 2009
Publication
- Author(s):
- Scollon, C.N.; Caldwell, A.E.; Howard, A.H.; Ito, S.
- Title:
- The Role of Ideal Affect in the Experience and Memory of Emotions.
- Source:
- Journal of Happiness Studies, 2009, Vol. 10, 257 -2 69
Investigation
- Public
- Students, Texas, USA, 2009
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability accidental sample
- Respondents
- N = 83
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Multiple assesment methods
1. Web questionnaire completed at the beginnig of the study 2. Experience sampling: during 7 days participants were asked to answer the questionnaire on a hand held palm pilot at 7 random times a day when signaled by an alarm.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on 12 questions asked repeatedly (experience sampling)
How did you feel just before the beeper went off?
A Happy
B Joy
C Sociable
D Excited
E Proud
F Calm
G Sad
H Guilty
I Worried
J Anxious
K Irritated
L Bored
Rated:
1 not at all
:
5 with maximum intensity
Computation: (A+B+C+D+E+F)/6 - (G+H+I+J+K+L)/6 - Classification:
- A-AB-mi-mqr-n-5-a
- Author's label:
- On-line emotion
- Remarks:
- 7 day experience sampling with 7 recordings per day.
Average scores over the week were dichtomized in % of the time felt positive (78,0%) and % of the time felt negative (48,6)
ABS=32.4%, computed by WDH-team from PA-NA, which denotes % of the time more in positive mood - Page in publication:
- 262
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -4 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 32.40 -
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
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Self report on 12 questions:
… how much one GENERALLY feels ... (full text not reported)
A Happy
B Joy
C Sociable
D Excited
E Proud
F Calm
G Sad
H Guilty
I Worried
J Anxious
K Irritated
L Bored
Rated: 1 never to 7 always
Computation: (A+B+C+D+E+F)/6 - (G+H+I+J+K+L)/6 - Classification:
- A-AB-g-mq-n-7-a
- Author's label:
- Global emotion
- Remarks:
- ABS computed by WDH-team from PA=4,76 minus NA=3,21.
- Page in publication:
- 262-263
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -6 - 6 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.51 -
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
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Self report on 12 questions:
..how much of the time you remember to have experienced these moods in the past week (during which respondents participated in experience sampling).
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: % of the time experienced
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-th%-101-a
- Author's label:
- Retrospective emotion
- Remarks:
- Assessed after a week experience sampling using the same questions; one week and two weeks later.
Average scores were dichotomized in % remembered positive mood (48,4) and % remembered negative mood (26,4)
ABS=22.0%, computed by WDH-team from PA-NA - Page in publication:
- 263
- Error estimates:
- Cronbach alpha's range from .74 to .87
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -100 - 100 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 22.00 -
- SD:
- - -