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Studies

Sheldon & Lyubomirsky (2006): study US 2003

Publication

Author(s):
Sheldon, K.M.; Lyubomirsky, S.
Title:
How to Increase and Sustain Positive Emotion: The Effect of Expressing Gratitude and Visualizing best possible Selves.
Source:
The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2006, Vol. 1, 73 - 82

Investigation

Public
Psychology Students, USA, 2003
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability self-selected
Respondents
N = 67
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

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

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)/10
Positive affect score (PAS): (K to T)/10
Affect Balance Score  (ABS): PAS - NAS

Name: Watson's PANAS (time version not reported)
Classification:
A-BW-?-mq-v-5-b
Author's label:
Affect
Remarks:
Mean score atbaseline, whole sample
Page in publication:
77
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -4 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
1.74 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Gratitude and Best Possible Self intervention