Study Boerefijn & Bergsma (2011): study NL 2009
- Public
- Students of a happiness course and controls, Netherlands 2009
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 631
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Happiness lessons
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Lessons took place in mentor hours. The experimental group received lessons in happiness, The control group followed the regular mentor program, but answered a questionnaire twice. Contents of lessons reported in Boerefijn & Bergsma (2012) Geluk in zes lesen (Happy in six lessons) Chapter 11 in Sturen In geluk; Social en Cultureel Planbureau, 2012, 86 - 91, Den Haag, The Netherlands
- Operationalization
- 6 lessons of each 50 minutes on:
a; What is happiness, How happy are you
b: What do you think that makes you happy
c: Difference between expected and experienced happiness. What makes most people happy?
d: Coping with unhappiness. Optimism exercise
e: Role of social bonds. Kindness exercise
f; Strenghts test, strenght awareness exercise
1: Treated
0: Controls
Observed Relation with Happiness
T1 T2 T2-T1
Treated 7,34 7,40 +0,07
Control 7,15 7,48 +0,33
-difference -0,26
Control +3,7%
-difference -2,9%
T1: first lesson
T2: 12 weeks; 6 weeks after 6 week weekly lessons