Study Lichter et al. (1980): study NZ 1978
- Public
- Adults, trainees and controls, followed 10 weeks, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1978
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 23
- Non Response
- 15%
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Administered at beginning, after a 4-weeks course and 6 weeks later.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Course on happiness and positive mental health
- Our Classification
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- Distribution
- N = 1: 10, 0: 13
- Operationalization
- The goal of the course was to discuss
"irrational beliefs" about self.
(Ellis 1977 rational-emotive therapy)
In the course 15 current beliefs were introduced one at a time in 5 minute mini-lectures, followed by a class discussion on how these work out in every day life. Sometimes Ss were asked to do home exercises.
1 Treatment: 8 2-hours sessions over 4
weeks between T1 and T2
0 No course: Control group on waiting list
Observed Relation with Happiness
T1: start of course
T2: end of course (4 weeks after T1)
T3: 6 weeks follow up (10 weeks after T1)
LEVEL of happiness
at: Controls Experimentals Difference
T1 Mt'=7.6 Mt'=7.8 DMt'= + .2
T2 Mt'=7.6 Mt'=8.3 DMt'= + .7
T3 Mt'=7.4 Mt'=8.6 Dms'= +1.2
T1: start of course
T2: end of course (4 weeks after T1)
T3: 6 weeks follow up (10 weeks after T1)
T1: start of course
T2: end of course (4 weeks after T1)
T3: 6 weeks follow up (10 weeks after T1)
at Controls Experimentals Difference
T1-T2 Mt'=0.0 Mt'=+.5 DMt'= + .5 p<05
T1-T3 Mt'=-.2 Mt'=+.8 DMt'= +1.0 p<01