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Studies

Cohn et al. (2014): study US 2010

Publication

Author(s):
Cohn, M.A.; Pietrucha, M.E.; Saslow, L.R.
Title:
An Online Positive Affect Skills Intervention Reduces Depression in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Source:
The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2014, Vol. 9, 523-534

Investigation

Public
Adults with type 2 diabetes, USA, 2010
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability purposive sample
Respondents
N = 42
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on 17 questions:

Today/yesterday felt ..
A  joyful
B  grateful
C  amused
D  content
E  proud
F  awed
G  loving
H  hopeful
I   interested
J  angry
K  sad
L  afraid
M  ashamed
N  contemptuous
O  embarrassed
P  guilty
Q  disgusted

Rated
0 = not at all
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 = all the time
Computation: (A to I)/9 - (J to Q)/8

Name: Fredrickson et. al (2003) Differential Emotions Scale  (mDES) today variant
Classification:
A-BF-md-mq-nv-9-a
Author's label:
Positive and negative affect
Remarks:
Mean score at baseline, whole sample
Page in publication:
526
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -8 - 8 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.60 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding DAHLIA (Developing Affective Health to Improve Adherence)