| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Reinhardt, S. |
| Title | Characteristics of Moods in Hospitalized and Normally Functioning Women. |
| Source | Unpublished PhD Dissertation, Colombia University, 1968, USA |
| Investigation | |
| Public | Female mental patients and controls, USA, 1967 |
| Female mental patients living at a private psychiatric hospital, aged 19-54 A control group of 58 women, attending institutions of higher education. | |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Non-probability purposive-expert sample |
| Respondents N = | 20 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Diary |
| Each night, during a period of 6-8 weeks, ratings were made of the highest, lowest and most characteristic feelings of the day | |
| General remarks | This study is mainly about variation in moods. This excerpt reports only the finding on average mood |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question, answered every evening before retiring during six weeks (experience sampling) "On average; how elated or depressed, happy or unhappy you felt today....? 10 Complete elation, rapturous joy and soaring ecstasy 9 Very elated and in very high spirits. Tremendous delight and buoyancy 8 Elated and in high spirits 7 Feeling very good and cheerful 6 Feeling pretty good , "OK" 5 Feeling a little bit low. Just so-so 4 Spirits low and somewhat 'blue' 3 Depressed and feeling very low. Definitely 'blue' 2 Tremendously depressed. Feeling terrible, really miserable, "just awful" 1 Utter depression and gloom. Completely down. All is black and leaden. Wish it were all over. Name: Wessman & Ricks' `Elation - depression scale' |
| Classification | A-ARE-md-sqr-v-10-b |
| Author's label | Elation-Depression |
| Page in publication | 40 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| patients vs normals | show | Being in treatment for mental disorder (vs not) |
| patients vs normals | show | In mental hospital, also classified as above ↑ |
| patients vs normals | show | Involved in schooling or not, also classified as above ↑ |