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Studies

Killen & MacasKill (2015): study GB GB North East 2014

Publication

Author(s):
Killen, A.; MacasKill, A.
Title:
Using a Gratitude Intervention to Enhance Well-Being in Older Adults.
Source:
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2015, Vol. 16, 947 - 964

Investigation

Public
Elderly participants in a gratitude training,UK 2014
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability chunk sample
Respondents
N = 88
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Some questionnares on paper + diaries

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on 12 questions

Please think of what you have been doing and experiencing during the past 4 weeks. Then report how  much you experienced the following feelings;
A  positive
B  negative
C  good
D  bad
E  pleasant
F  unpleasant
G  happy
H  sad
I   afraid
J   joyful
K  angry
L  contented

Rated:
1  very rarely or never
2  rarely
3  sometimes
4  often
5  very often or always

Computation; (A+C++E+G+J+L) -(B+D+F+H+I+K)
name: Diener's Scale of Positive and negative Experience SPANE-B
Classification:
A-AB-cm-mq-v-5-f
Author's label:
Scale of Positive and Negative Experienc
Remarks:
Mean score at baseline
Page in publication:
953
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -24 - 24 On range 0-10
Mean:
9.59 -
SD:
6.79 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Gratitude Intervention for older adults Actual changes in happiness
Exercise
Care
On invitation, no pay
Mono sort
Multiple treatment moments
Recall of positive events