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Correlational findings

Study Ki (2009): study HK 2006

Public
Health care professionals, Hong Kong, 2006
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 161
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Gratitude intervention
Our Classification
Distribution
1: N = 90 (77 in analysis), 0: N = 90 (84 in analysis)
Operationalization
Participants were randomly assigned to:
1. GRATITUDE INTERVENTION.
Participants had to write down at least one grateful event twice a week for 4 consecutive weeks.
0: CONTROL (HASSLES)
Participants had to write down at least one hassle event twice a week for 4 consecutive weeks.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-AB-cw-mq-nv-5-a DM = + p < .001                        T0      T1       T1-T0
Gratitude              1,17    1,60     +0,43  
Control (hassles)      1,02    0,48     -0,54
-DIFFERENCE                             +0,97
A-AB-cw-mq-nv-5-a D%sr = + p < .001                                         T1-T0
Gratitude                              + 5,4%
Control (hassles)                      - 6,7%
-DIFFERENCE                            +12,1%

Happiness assessed at:
T0 = baseline
T1 = post intervention