Baker (2011): study US 2008
Publication
- Author(s):
- Baker, M.
- Title:
- It's Good to Be Grateful: Gratitude Interventions at Work
- Source:
- MsC Thesis, 2011, Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, USA
Investigation
- Public
- Students employed for > 10 hours a week, , USA, 2008
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability self-selected
- Respondents
- N = 165
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on 20 questions.
This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Read each item and mark the appropriate answer in the space next to that word. Indicate to what extend you generally feel this way, that is, how you feel on average?
A nervous
B distressed
C afraid
D jittery
E irritable
F upset
G scared
H ashamed
I guilty
J hostile
K excited
L active
M determined
N inspired
O enthusiastic
P alert
Q attentive
R proud
S strong
T interested
Answer options:
1 very slightly or not at all
2 a little
3 moderately
4 quite a bit
5 extremely
Negative affect score (NAS): (A to J)/10
Positive affect score (PAS): (K to T)/10
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS
Name: Watson et al's PANAS ('in general' version) - Classification:
- A-BW-g-mq-v-5-g
- Author's label:
- Positive and negative affect
- Remarks:
- T1 Affect balance computed by WDH-tean subtracting NA from PA
- Page in publication:
- 14-15
- Error estimates:
- Cronbachs alpha PA = 0.85 Cronbachs alpha NA = 0.85
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -4 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.84 -
- SD:
- - -