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Correlational findings

Study Chen et al. (2012): study TW 2007 /1

Public
College students, Taiwan, 200?
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 233
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Students completed the questionnaire in class

Correlate

Authors's Label
Gratitude
Our Classification
Remarks
Use of the Gratitude Questionnaire 6 (Emmons & McCullough, 2002) with omission of item 6 (Use of the Gratitude Questionnaire 6 (Emmons & McCullough, 2002) - Taiwan version with omission of item 6 (Use of the Gratitude Questionnaire 6 (Emmons & McCullough, 2002) with omission of item 6 (Use of the Gratitude Questionnaire 6 (Emmons & McCullough, 2002) with omission of item 6 (Long amounts of time can go by before I feel grateful to something or someone).
Distribution
M = 5,32; SD = 1,10
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Self report; 5 questions
a I have so much in life to be thankful for
b If I had to list everything that I felt grateful for, it would be a very long list.
c When I look at the world, I don't see much to be grateful for (reverse coded)
d I am grateful for a wide variety of people
e As I get older I find myself more able to appreciate the people, events, and situations that have been part of my life history.

Rated
1 strongly disagree
;
7 strongly agree

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-n-7-d r = +,46 p < .001 O-HL-c-sq-n-7-d b = +,40 p < .001 b controlled for:
- Age
- Gender
- Ambivalence for emotional expression

b unaffected by additional control for:
- ambivalence over emotional expression
- interaction gratitude x ambivalence

b stronger among respondents low in ambivalence over emotional expression
O-HL-c-sq-n-7-d b = b lower among students who are ambivalent about expressing their emotions

Interaction gratitude x ambivalence b = +.18 01) controlling for:
- age
- gender