Study Sheldon et al. (2002): study US 2000
- Public:
- Psychology students participating in a growth training, USA, 200?
- Survey name:
- Unnamed study
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 90
- Non Response:
- Assessment:
- Questionnaire: paper
Correlate
- Authors's label
- Goal-training intervention
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- At baseline (T1) participants (a) identified 6 personal goals and (b) made ratings concerning the degree of integration of the goals. Participants were randomly assigned to:
1 TREATMENT. An hour-long group session, during which goals were discussed and strategies that might be helpful in reaching the goals were given by counselors. This session was followed by an individual follow-up session after 1 week.
0 CONTROLS. Enrolled in another extra credits study that had nothing to do with goals
Observed Relation with Happiness
T1 1.65
T2 1.57
- difference -0.08
No difference in CHANGE happiness between treatment and control groups