Study Lichter et al. (1980): study NZ 1976
- Public
- Psychology students, followed 2 weeks, University of Otago New Zealand, 1976
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 48
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Filled out alone
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Happiness induction
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- 1: Experimental group (N=25). Instructed
to read every morning during the
2-weeks testing period between T1
and T2 a list of 18 positive statements.
O: Control group (N=23). No reading
Observed Relation with Happiness
T1 T2 T2-T1
Treatment 0,4 1,5 +1,1
Controls 1,0 1,1 +0,1
- difference -0,7 +0,05 +1,0
Controls + 1,2%
- difference +12,5%
Happiness assessed at:
T1: start of a 2-week induction period
T2: end of a 2-week induction period