Study Goldwurm et al. (2003): study IT 2001
- Public
- Participants in a happiness training, Italy, 2001
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 80
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Efffect of happiness training
- Our Classification
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- Distribution
- Training: N = 45, Control: N = 47
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- 1. The training program was as follows:
1A: 2 month long 6 meetings
1st meeting: Informaton, assesssment,
introduction of the 14 fundamentals, Homework on the fundamentals, readings
2nd to 5th meetings: lecture of diaries, discussion and encouragement, deepening of 3-4 fundamentatals each lesson, teaching of actuation techniqies Homework: daily diary
6th meeting: retest, information and role playing, discussion and encouragement
1B: 4 month and summer break:
In the Summer break homework training of the 14 fundamentals
1C: 7th meeting: analysis of the result of the test, retest, discussion and encouragement
8th meeting: final retest, check discussion, description of the research
0. The control group received general onformation about happiness
1: Training group:
0: Control Group : received general information about happiness
Observed Relation with Happiness
Test Retest Test Retest
Mean Mean Mean Mean
% Happy 51.95 55.94 52.69 52.82
% Neutral 27.93 28.12 33.21 32.03
% Unhappy 20.12 16.88 14.10 14.38
none of these differences is significant (05) in two sample test
Happiness assessed at:
T1: pre test at start of the course
T2: re test after 2 months, at 6th meeting
% happy D%sr = + 3,86
Difference CHANGE happiness in trained group
% happy D%sr = + 3,99