Study Suldo et al. (2014): study US Florida 2008
- Public
- 10-12 aged, participants in wellness program, USA, followed 6 months, 2008
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 55
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Content analysis
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Wellness program
- Our Classification
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- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- 1. The intervention group was given a Wellnes-Promotion program during 10 weeks; the control group was not. The program consisted of 10 sessions of about 50 minutes during 10 weeks. Goals of sessions are:
1: introduction
2,3: explore positive emotions about the past
4,7: improve positive emotions within the present
8,10: create positive emotions about the future.
0 = controls, were on a waiting list for the programm
Observed Relation with Happiness
T1 T2 T3 T2-T1 T3-T1
Intervention 1.49 1,68 2,12 +0,19 +0,63
Control 1.41 1,63 2,27 +0,22 +0,86
- difference -0,03 -0,23
T2-T1 T3-T1
Intervention +2,4% + 7,0%
Control +2,8% +10,7%
- difference -0,4% - 2,9%
Happiness assesed at
T1: baseline
T2: after intervention (10 weeks)
T3: follow up (after 6 months)
Affect balance computed by WDH team subtracting Negatice affect from positive affect
No significant difference BETWEEN groups.
Difference T3-T1 only significant for control group