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Studies

Koydemir et al. (2013): study IN 2008

Publication

Author(s):
Koydemir, S.; Schutz, A.; Simsek, O.F.
Title:
Differences in How Trait Emotional Intelligence predicts Life Satisfaction: The Role of affect Balance versus Social Support in India and Germany.
Source:
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2013, Vol. 14, 51 - 66

Investigation

Public
University students India, 200?
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability chunk sample
Respondents
N = 232
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
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 felt this way during the past  week?:
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
Positive affect score (PAS): K to T
Affect Balance Score  (ABS): PAS - NAS

Name: Watson et al's PANAS (last  week version)
Classification:
A-BW-cw-mq-v-5-c
Author's label:
Affect balance
Remarks:
In a twin study among students in Germany M  =s 1,73 and SD = 0.86
Page in publication:
55, 57
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -40 - 40 On range 0-10
Mean:
0.74 -
SD:
0.68 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Satisfaction with life