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Studies

Goldwurm et al. (2003): study IT 2001

Publication

Author(s):
Goldwurm, G.F.; Baruffi, M.; Colombo, E.
Title:
Improving Subjective Well-Being for the Promotion of Health: The Milan Project.
Source:
Homeostasis, 2003, Vol. 42, 157 - 162

Investigation

Public
Participants in a happiness training, Italy, 2001
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability chunk sample
Respondents
N = 80
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on three questions:

'On the average, what percentage of the time d you feel….…' (percentages must add up to 100%)
1  happy
2  unhappy
3  neutral

Name: Fordyce % happy scale
Variant: % unhappy
Classification:
A-TH-g-mq-th%-101-ab
Author's label:
Happiness Measures
Remarks:
% Happy      M =  51.33  SD =19.38
% Neutral     M =  30.70  SD = 18.89
% Unhappy  M = 17.98   SD =12.79
Page in publication:
160/161

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Happiness Measures Current nation of residence ED Patients Eating disorder (f50) Efffect of happiness training Actual changes in happiness
Course, class, training group
School
Mixed educational methods
Happiness education + exercises