Study Moskowitz et al. (2017): study US 2014

Public

HIV diagnosed patients, USA, 2014

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 120

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Positive affect intervention

Our Classification

Remarks

The sessions in the control group were designed to remove the positive affect component of the intervention, while main-taining any nonspecific effects arising from one-on-one contact with a sympathetic facilitator to share one’s personal stories and concerns.

Distribution

1: N = 59 (analysed), 0: N = 61 (analysed)

Operationalization

Participants were randomly assigned to:
1. POSITIVE AFFECT INTERVENTION
The intervention consisted of five in-person sessions and one phone session in which facilitators taught participants eight empirically supported behavioral and cognitive skills for increasing positive affect. The eight skills are: (a) noting daily positive events, (b) capitalizing on or savoring positive events, © gratitude, (d) mindfulness,  (e) positive reappraisal, (f) focusing on personal strenghts, (g) setting and working toward attainable goals and (h) small acts of kindness.
0: CONTROL GROUP.
Participants had five one-on-one sessions with a facilitator, followed by a sixth session by phone, producing a time/attention-matched comparison condition. he interviews included (a) Life history (qualitative); (b) Health history (qualitative), Use of complementary and alternative medicine, physical activity; (c) Personality and diet questionnaires; (d) Social support and social network; (e) Meaning and purpose; and (f) Ranking sessions, whether they would recommend the sessions to a friend, and rating sessions on enjoyment (conducted by phone).

Observed Relation with Happiness