Study Neumeier et al. (2017): study ZZ 2014

Public

Employees, multiple countries, 2014

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 303

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Well-Being Interventions

Our Classification

Remarks

Participants of the two intervention programmes were emailed Questionnaire 2 after completion of the seventh exercise (on average, participants in the intervention conditions completed this questionnaire 13 days after they completed the baseline questionnaire). Participants in the wait list condition were automatically emailed the invitation to Questionnaire 2 14 days after baseline questionnaire.

Distribution

1A: n = 144 (90 analyzed)
1B: n = 143 (85 analysed)
0:    n = 144 (128 analysed)

Operationalization

Participants were randomly assigned to:
1A: PERMA INTERVENTION.
(PERMA is acronym for Positive emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Accomplishment). Participants received links to instructions for 7 exercises on a daily basis, the next link to be sent when the preceding exercise had been completed. Exercises were: practicing gratude, savouring the moment, you at your best, random acts of kindness, visualizing your best possible self, wearing a smile and brainstorming meaningfulness.
1B: GRATITUDE INTERVENTION
Participants  received links to instructions for 7 gratitude exercises on a daily basis, the next link to be sent when the preceding exercise had been completed.
0: CONTROL CONDITION = waitlist

Observed Relation with Happiness