Nelson et al. (2014): study US 2009
Publication
- Author(s):
- Nelson, S. K.; Fuller, T.; Lyubomirsky, S.
- Title:
- Beyond Self-Protection: Self-Affirmation Benefits Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being.
- Source:
- Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2014, 1 - 14
Investigation
- Public
- Students participanting in a well-being training and controls, USA 200?
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive sample
- Respondents
- N = 62
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on 18 items
During the past week, how often did you did you feel:
a. Angry/irritated/annoyed
b. Sad/downhearted/unhappy
c. Scared/fearful/afraid
d. Disgust/distaste/revulsion
e. Contemptuous/scornful/disdainful
f. Embarrassed/self-conscious/blushing
g. Repentant/guilty/blameworthy
h. Ashamed/humiliated/disgraced
i. Grateful/appreciative/thankful
j. Interested/alert/curious
k. Love/closeness/trust
l. Amused/fun-loving/silly
m. Glad/happy/joyful
n. Hopeful/optimistic/encouraged
o. Sexual/desiring/flirtatious
p. Proud/confident/self-assured
q. Content/serene/peaceful
r. Awe/wonder/amazement
Each scored
1 = never
2
3
4
5 = most of the time
Negative Affect = reversed scores (a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h)/8
Positive Affect = (i+j+k+l+m+n+o+p+q+r)/10
Affect Balance = (NA + PA)/2 - Classification:
- A-BF-cw-mq-v-5-b
- Author's label:
- hedonic well-neing
- Remarks:
- T1 happiness
- Page in publication:
- 5
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.49 -
- SD:
- - -