Study Proctor et al. (2011a): study GB 2009

Public

Adolescents, participants in a strengt training and controls, UK, 2009

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 319

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
completed in class

Correlate

Authors's Label

Character strengths-based intervention

Our Classification

Remarks

The programm consists of 24 lessons, 1 lesson a week.

Distribution

1: 12 classes, n = 228, 0: 9 classes, n = 101

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Schoolclasses were randomly assigned to

1:  INTERVENTION: The aim of the program is to encourage students to build their strengths, learn new strengths, and to recognize strengths in others. The included activities for students are called Strengths Builders and Strengths Challenges. For each lesson, there is a definition of the character strength being focused on and two Strengths Builders exercises for students to choose from and a Strengths Challenge as follow-up activity.

0:  COMPARISON: Students attented their normal Personal, Social, and Health Education class (Channel Islands) or their normal morning tutor period without the inclusion of the Strenghts Gym activities

Observed Relation with Happiness