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Correlational findings

Study Schiff & Bargal (2000): study IL 1995

Public
Participants of self-help and support groups, Jerusalem, Israel, 199?
Sample
Respondents
N = 90
Non Response
not reported
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Experiential knowledge of members of the group
Our Classification
Error Estimates
Cronbach's Alpha=.85
Remarks
Question concerns helping characteristics of the self-help or support group.
Distribution
Different districutions
Operationalization
Selfreport on following questions:
a. I contribute to my own knowledge and experience to the other members
b. I help the members of the group a lot
through my own knowledge and experience
c. The knowledge and experience I acquired as a result of my situation contribute to the group at least the same as the knowledge of a professional

Rated on a numerical scale:
Item a:after reversing the scale 1=never to 5=always
Items b and c:1=certainly wrong to
6=certainly right

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-?-sq-n-11-a r = +.25 p < .05