Bakalim & Karckay (2017): study US 2015
Publication
- Author(s):
 - Bakalim, O.; Karckay, A.T.
 - Title:
 - Effect of Group Counseling on Happiness, Life Satisfaction and Positive-Negative Affect: A Mixed Method Study.
 - Source:
 - Journal of Human Sciences, 2017, Vol. 14, 624 - 632
 
Investigation
- Public
 - Students, before and after a 6 week counseling course,, USA, 2015 - 2016
 - Survey name
 - Unnamed study
 - Sample
 - Non-probability self-selected
 - Respondents
 - N = 28
 - Non Response
 - Assessment
 - 
        Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)                    
Participants complerted scales 
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
 - 
            Self report on 20 questions:
Lead item not reported.
A nervous
B distressed
C afraid
D jittery
E irritable
F upset
G scared
H excited
I ashamed
J guilty
K hostile
L active
M determined
N inspired
O enthusiastic
P alert
Q attentive
R proud
S strong
T interested
Rated:
1: slightly/not at all
.
.
5 extremely
Negative affect score (NAS): A to K
Positive affect score (PAS): L to T
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS
Name: Watson's PANAS version not reported - Classification:
 - A-BW-?-mq-v-5-a
 - Author's label:
 - Positive and negative affect
 - Page in publication:
 - 626
 - Error estimates:
 - PA and NA: 10 items each, items not reported. (Watson et al, 1988) Cronbach alpha PA: .83; NA: .86; test-retest reliability r =.45 and .54 respectively