Study 2 replicated the open-ended findings: seven of the ten most frequently mentioned feelings were the same across both studies, including tired, stressed, and bored as the three most frequent negative feelings¶
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q2 i? Seven of the top ten open-ended feelings replicated across studies, though nervous, frustrated, and angry replaced lonely, excited, and depressed. → Moeller 2017
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Moeller 2017¶
Moeller, J., Brackett, M. A., Ivcevic, Z., & White, A. E. (2017). High school students' feelings: Discoveries from a large national survey and an experience sampling study. Preprint / self-archived. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=High+school+students%E2%80%99+feelings+Moeller+Brackett+Ivcevic+White
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Open-ended baseline survey in the ESM sample (513 students completed baseline retrospective surveys). The replication found "Seven out of the top ten most frequently mentioned feelings were the same in study 2 as in study 1".
"Seven out of the top ten most frequently mentioned feelings were the same in study 2 as in study 1, namely the feelings stressed, happy, tired, bored, anxious, sad, and annoyed (Table 4)."
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Related Claims¶
- In experience sampling during lessons, tired was the only feeling rated above the scale midpoint, and positive feelings (calm, happy, relaxed) ranked second to fourth, ahead of stressed and bored — related
- In open-ended responses to a national survey, about three-quarters of the feelings US high school students reported about school were negative, with tired, stressed, and bored the most frequent — related
- Open-ended feeling reports were validated against rating scales: students who mentioned a feeling rated it and its opposite significantly differently, with moderate-to-large effects (0.44 ≤ |d| ≤ 1.50) — related
- On retrospective rating scales, US high school students reported feeling stressed 79.83% and bored 69.51% of the time, with positive feelings (46.60%) slightly exceeding negative feelings (40.67%) — related
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Study 2 replicated the open-ended findings: seven of the ten most frequently mentioned feelings were the same across both studies, including tired, stressed, and bored as the three most frequent negative feelings |
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Study 2 replicated the open-ended findings: seven of the ten most frequently mentioned feelings were the same across both studies, including tired, stressed, and bored as the three most frequent negative feelings |
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