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Larson (1989): study US 1984 /2

Publication

Author(s):
Larson, R.
Title:
Is Feeling "In Control" Related to Happiness in Daily Life?
Source:
Psychological Reports, 1989, Vol. 64, 775 - 784

Investigation

Public
Adolescents suburban Chicago high school, USA, followed 2 years, 198?-8?
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 75
Non Response
T1 46%
Assessment
Experience sampling
Experience Sampling during 1 week about 8 times a day.

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question repeated several times a day.

" .. mood .."
Full lead question not reported
7  happy
6
5
4
3
2
1  sad
Classification:
A-ARE-mi-sqr-n-7-a
Author's label:
Happy/sad
Remarks:
Assessed 8 times a day during one week.
Part of a 4 item sematic differential scale (other items cheerfull, friendly and sociable)
T2: M=4.80; SD= 0.58
Page in publication:
779
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.04 -
SD:
0.53 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Subjective control Inner locus of control