Sheldon et al. (2013): study US Missouri 2011
Publication
- Author(s):
- Sheldon, K.M.; Boehm, J.K.; Lyubomirsky, S.
- Title:
- Variety is the Spice of Happiness: The Hedonic Adaptation Prevention Model.
- Source:
- David, S. A.; Boniwell, I.; Ayers, A. C.; Eds: "The Oxford Handbook of Happiness", Oxford University Press, 2013, Oxford, UK, 901 - 914
Investigation
- Public
- Students actively participating in happiness training, USA, 201?
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability self-selected
- Respondents
- N = 79
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Instructions and first assessment in laboratary, follow-up questionnaire online
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 felt this way during the past week?:
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 et al's PANAS ('past week' version) - Classification:
- A-BW-cw-mq-v-5-d
- Author's label:
- Affect Balance
- Remarks:
- Baseline score, both intervention groups combined. Scale range -4 to +4
- Page in publication:
- 909
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -4 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.42 -
- SD:
- - -