Daily events: What happened to you today?

Describe the events that occurred to you today. If the event did not occur, enter a 0. If the event did occur, describe how important or meaningful it was.

  • Use the following scale to describe what happened today:
  • 0 = did not happen
  • 1 = not very important or meaningful
  • 2 = somewhat important/meaningful
  • 3 = important/meaningful
  • 4 = very important/meaningful

    1. Had a very good time with friends, family or acquaintances.
    2. Completed an interesting task (e.g. at school, work, home).
    3. Did not work very well (e.g. at school, work, home).
    4. Did or say something in the presence of other people I feel embarrassed about.
    5. Felt excluded by friends, family or colleagues.
    6. Was unable to finish things (e.g., at school, work, home).
    7. Went out with friends, partner or family.
    8. Had a very good time with my partner.
    9. Was unable to resolve a disagreement with a good friend/colleague/partner/family member.
    10. Someone said that I don't do things (at work, school, or at home) well.
    11. Someone thanked me for something special that I did for him/her.
    12. Met new people who treated me kindly.
    13. Was able to finish many things (e.g. work, housework, homework).
    14. Had an argument with someone.
    15. Someone said that I do things (e.g. at school, work or home) well.
    16. Went out to eat with a friend, my partner or a family member.
    17. Worked on something I found difficult (at school, work, home).
    18. Worked well (at school, work, home).
    19. Had a meeting with a nice person but it was cancelled.
    20. Met new people who acted unpleasantly towards me.
    21. Resolved a disagreement with a good friend, colleague, family member or my partner.
    22. Someone at work said or did something annoying to me because of my ethnic background.
    23. Someone in public (e.g., shop, street) said or did something annoying to me because of my ethnic background.
    24. Someone said or did something truly kind to me because of my ethnic background.
    25. Had other positive experiences with friends, family, partner, colleague.
    26. Had other negative experiences with friends, family, partner, colleague.
    27. Performed well in other ways (not mentioned here), e.g. at school, work, or during or somewhere else.
    28. Did not perform well in other ways (not mentioned here) at school, work, or somewhere else.


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