Citation

Jersild A. J. Abnorm. Soc. Psychol. 1931; 26(1): 91-93.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1931, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/h0073740

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

51 students wrote all pleasant and unpleasant experiences of the preceding three weeks on blank papers. In grouping these experiences, it was found that social contacts, visits, dates and social correspondence provided the outstanding sources of pleasure and unpleasure. The pleasures derived from the reading of books, attending lectures, acquiring new knowledge and insight, had but a meager representation, and were quite outnumbered by the more extra-curricular social, vegetative, and egotistic joys. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)