POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL STATES IN THE DAILY-LIFE OF A SAMPLE OF WORKING WOMEN

This study of a sample of working women investigated where positive ex periences were derived from in everyday life, focusing on the domains of work and nonwork (leisure). It examined how aspects of the situatio n, in terms of principal environmental influences in work and leisure, and the person, in terms of locus of control, were associated with po sitive subjective states and psychological well-being. The study emplo yed questionnaires and also the experience sampling method. The result s showed that both work and leisure were important for positive psycho logical states and that internal locus of control was associated with greater enjoyment, interest, feelings of immediate control, intrinsic motivation, life satisfaction, and affective well-being and a number o f principal environmental influences.