Park et al. (2010): study US 2002
Publication
- Author(s):
- Park, N.; Park, M; Peterson, C.
- Title:
- When is the search for meaning related to life-satisfaction?
- Source:
- Applied psychology, health and well-being: 2 (1) 1-13
Investigation
- Public
- Users of a positive psychology website, United States, 2002-2005
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability self-selected
- Respondents
- N = 731
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Respondents voluntarily registered on the website, provided demographic information, and completed measures of their choosing. Respondents received immediate feedback about their scores relative to other respondents, and this feature apparently motivated them.
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 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
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -40 - 40 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 22.70 -
- SD:
- 7.55 -