Lü et al. (2013): study CN 2009
Publication
- Author(s):
- Lü, W.; Liu, Y.; Wang, Z.H.
- Title:
- A Pilot Study on Changes of Cardiac Vagal Tone in Individuals with Low Trait Positive Affect: The Effect of Positive Psychotherapy
- Source:
- International Journal of Psychophysiology, 2013, Vol. 88, 213-217
Investigation
- Public
- Students low in positive affect, China, 2009
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive sample
- Respondents
- N = 34
- 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 felt this way in general?:
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 (in general version) - Classification:
- A-BW-g-mq-v-5-b
- Author's label:
- Positive and negative affect schedule
- Remarks:
- Mean score at baseline, whole sample
- Page in publication:
- 214
- Error estimates:
- Cronbach's alpha PA = 0,85 Cronbach's alpha NA = 0,83
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -40 - 40 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 8.12 -
- SD:
- - -