MacLeod et al. (2008): study GB London 2005
Publication
- Author(s):
- MacLeod, A.K.; Coates, E.; Hetherton, J.
- Title:
- Increasing Well-being through Teaching Goal-Setting and Planning Skills: Results of a Brief Intervention.
- Source:
- Journal of Happiness Studies, 2008, Vol. 9, 185 - 196
Investigation
- Public
- Participants in a goal training and controls, London, United Kingdom, 2005
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability chunk sample
- Respondents
- N = 64
- 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 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
Positive affect score (PAS): K to T
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS
Name: Watson's PANAS ('moment' version) - Classification:
- A-BW-m-mq-v-5-a
- Author's label:
- Well-being
- Remarks:
- Mean at T1 computed by WDH-team
- Page in publication:
- 188
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -40 - 40 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 11.70 -
- SD:
- - -