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Correlational findings

Study Packer et al. (1997): study CA 1992

Public
18-40 aged, schizophrenics, Canada,199?
Sample
Respondents
N = 40
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Psychopathology
Our Classification
Remarks
Brief psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) Ventura, Green, Shaner & Liberman (1993) Training and quality assurance with the brief psychiatric rating scale: "The drift buster" International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research.
Operationalization
Rating by a psyciatrist using BPRS 24 symptoms checlist
-Somatic concern
-Anxiety
-Depression
-Suicidality
-Guilt
-Hostility
-Elated Mood
-Grandiosity
-Suspiciousness
-Hallucinations
-Unusual thought content
-Bizarre behaviour
-Self-neglect
-Disorientation/disorganisation
-Blunted affect
-Emotional withdrawal
-Motor retardation
-Tension
-Uncooperativeness
-Excitement
-Distractibility
-Motor hyperactivity
-Mannerisms and posturing

Rated 1 'not present' to 7 'extremely severe'

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a r = -.63 p < .0001 BRPS Total O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a r = -.52 p < .0005 BPRS negative symptom cluster O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a r = -.44 p < .01 BPRS Positive symptom cluster