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Studies

Kerr et al. (2015): study AU Queensland 2012

Publication

Author(s):
Kerr, S.L.; O'Donovan, A.; Pepping, C.A.
Title:
Can Gratitude and Kindness Interventions Enhance Well-Being.
Source:
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2015 Vol. 16, 17- 36

Investigation

Public
Psycho-therapy clients on waiting list, Australia, 2012
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability chunk sample
Respondents
N = 48
Non Response
Assessment
Diary

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report  on 30 questions repeated  14 days

To what extent did you feel today,,
A interested
B distressed
C excited
D alert
E irritable
F sad
G stressed
H ashamed
I happy
J grateful
K tired
L upset
O strong
P nervous
Q guilty
R joyful
S determined
T thankful
U calm
V  attentive
X  forgiving
Y hostile
Z energetic
Aa hopeful
Ab enthusiastic
Ac active
Ad afraid
Ae proud
Af appreciative
Ag angry

Rated
1 not at all
2
3
4
5 very much

Computation:  (A+C+D+I+G+J+O+R+S+T+U+V+X+Z+Aa+Ab+Ac+AF)/17 - (B+E+F+G+H_+K+L+P+Q+Y+Ad+AG)/13
Classification:
A-AB-md-mqr-v-5-a
Author's label:
Daily affect balance
Page in publication:
22
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -4 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
0.50 -
SD:
- -
Full text:
How do you feel about your life as a whole today?

-3 Terrible
-2
-1
0
1
2
3  Delighted
Classification:
O-DT-c-sq-v-7-f
Author's label:
Satisfaction with life
Remarks:
probably the authors recoded the scale from -3 to 3 into 1-7
Page in publication:
22
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -3 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.67 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Gratitude and kindness interventions