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Studies

Killen & MacasKill (2015): study GB GB North East 2014

Publication

Author(s):
Killen, A.; MacasKill, A.
Title:
Using a Gratitude Intervention to Enhance Well-Being in Older Adults.
Source:
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2015, Vol. 16, 947 - 964

Investigation

Public
Elderly participants in a gratitude training,UK 2014
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability chunk sample
Respondents
N = 88
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Some questionnares on paper + diaries

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on 12 questions

Please think of what you have been doing and experiencing during the past 4 weeks. Then report how  much you experienced the following feelings;
A  positive
B  negative
C  good
D  bad
E  pleasant
F  unpleasant
G  happy
H  sad
I   afraid
J   joyful
K  angry
L  contented

Rated:
1  very rarely or never
2  rarely
3  sometimes
4  often
5  very often or always

Computation; (A+C++E+G+J+L) -(B+D+F+H+I+K)
name: Diener's Scale of Positive and negative Experience SPANE-B
Classification:
A-AB-cm-mq-v-5-f
Author's label:
Scale of Positive and Negative Experienc
Remarks:
Mean score at baseline
Page in publication:
953
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -24 - 24 On range 0-10
Mean:
9.59 -
SD:
6.79 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Gratitude Intervention for older adults