Gavian (2011): study US 2010
Publication
- Author(s):
- Gavian, M.
- Title:
- The Effects of Relaxation and Gratitude Interventions on Stress Outcomes
- Source:
- PHD dissertation, 2011, School of the University of Minnesota, Minnesota, USA
Investigation
- Public
- Student participants in a psychological training, USA, 2010
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability self-selected
- Respondents
- N = 247
- 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 feel this way right now:
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's PANAS ('moment' version) - Classification:
- A-BW-m-mq-v-5-e
- Author's label:
- Positive affect and negative affect
- Remarks:
- Mean score at baseline, whole sample
- Page in publication:
- 28 and 30
- Error estimates:
- Cronach's alpha Positive affect: 0.90 - 0.94 Negative affect: 0.84 - 0.86
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -4 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.24 -
- SD:
- - -