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Correlational findings

Study Lü et al. (2013): study CN 2009

Public
Students low in positive affect, China, 2009
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 34
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Positive Psychotherapy Protocol
Our Classification
Distribution
1: N = 16, 0: N = 18
Operationalization
Participants with initial positive affect score below 1 SD of mean were randomly assigned to:
1. POSITIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY PROTOCOL (PPT)
A 16-week, two hours per week group session program led by a clinical psychology postdoctora; fellow. Ffive exercises were included in a fixed fixed order: three good things, strengths, savoring, gratitude visit and active-constructive responding.
0: CONTROL GROUP with no treatment

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-BW-g-mq-v-5-b DM = + p < .001                          T0      T1      T1-T0
PPT                      -2,7    14,6    +17,3
Control                  -2,8   - 2,1    + 0,7
- PPT vs control                         +16,6
A-BW-g-mq-v-5-b D%sr = + p < .001                                          T1-T0
PPT                                     +21,6% Control                                 + 0,9%
- PPT vs Control                        +20,7%

Happiness measured at:
T0 = pre-treatment
T1 = post-treatment