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Correlational findings

Study Cohn et al. (2014): study US 2010

Public
Adults with type 2 diabetes, USA, 2010
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 42
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
DAHLIA (Developing Affective Health to Improve Adherence)
Our Classification
Remarks
Participants were paid $1 for each daily report completed, $20 for completing the final questionnaires and phone interview, and $20 if they completed the study within 75 days with reports on 75% of all days. The maximum total a participant could receive was$100.
Distribution
1: N = 29 (analyzed N = 25), 0: N = 20 (analyzed N = 17)
Operationalization
After completing informed consent, participants began filling out daily emotion reports. Those who completed four emotion reports within the first 7 days were randomized to:
1. DAHLIA INTERVENTION.
On the first 1-2 days of each of in total 5 weeks, participants read a brief lesson introducing that week’s skill(s). For the rest of the week, they received a ‘home practice’ assignment consisting of one or more simple practices, such as noticing positive events or tracking progress toward an attainable goal. Participants were asked to visit the web-site everyday to record their home practice and complete the daily emotion reporting questionnaire. Intervention content focussed on positive events, mindfulness, reappraisal, strengths and goals, acts of kindness.
0. CONTROL.
Participants continued for 60 days of emotion reporting only.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-BF-md-mq-nv-9-a DM = -/+ ns                           T0     T1      T1-T0
Intervention              2,73   2,69    -0,04
Control                   2,44   2,25    -0,19
-DIFFERENCE                              +0,15
A-BF-md-mq-nv-9-a D%sr = -/+ ns                                          T1-T0
Intervention                             -0,2%
Control                                  -1,9%
-DIFFERENCE                              +1,7%

Happiness assessed at:
T0 = baseline
T1 = post-intervention