Yardley & Rice (1991): study US 1988
Publication
- Author(s):
- Yardley, J.K.; Rice, R.W.
- Title:
- The Relationship between Mood and Subjective Well-Being.
- Source:
- Social Indicators Research, 1991, Vol. 24, 101 - 111
Investigation
- Public
- University students, State University of New York at Buffalo, followed 10 weeks, 198?
- Sample
- Non-probability chunk sample
- Respondents
- N = 65
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire completed in class
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report of daily mood on 9 questions
'Please indicate how much of each emotion you felt today
A happy
B depressed, blue
C joyful
D pleased
E frustrated
F angry, hostile
G enjoyment, fun
H worried, anxious
I unhappy
Answer options:
1 not at all
2 very slight
3 somewhat
4 moderate amount
5 much
6 very much
7 extremely much
Options presented horizontally
Computation: (A+C+D+G)-(B+E+F+H+I)
Name: Diener's 'Daily Mood scale' - Classification:
- A-BD1-md-mq-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Mood
- Page in publication:
- 104
- Error estimates:
- Cronbach's alpha T1: 81, T2: 0.87 Retest correlation after 10 weeks r=+.48
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -6 - 6 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 4485.00 -
- SD:
- 1026.00 -
Correlational Findings
Later life-appraisals