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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

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Group Counseling Intervention