Wright & Staw (1999): study US 1994
Publication
- Author(s):
- Wright, T.A.; Staw, B.M.
- Title:
- Affect and Favorable Work Outcomes: Two Longitudinal Tests of the Happy - Productive Worker Thesis.
- Source:
- Journal of Organizational Behavior, 1999, Vol. 20, 1 - 23
Investigation
- Public
- Social welfare department employees, USA, 199?, followed 4 years
- Sample
- Non-probability chunk sample
- Respondents
- N = 81
- Non Response
- 35%
- Assessment
-
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Work performance rated by departmental manager.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on 8 questions:
Here is a list that describes some of the ways people feel at different times. How often do you feel each of these ways?
A On top of the world
B Very lonely or remote from other people
C Particularly excited or interested in something
D Pleased about having accomplished something
E Bored
F Depressed or very unhappy
G So restless that you could not sit long in a chair
H Vaguely uneasy about something without knowing why
Response options:
0 never
1 sometimes
3 often
Scoring:
PA = A+C+D (range 0-9)
NA = B+E+F+G+H (range 0-15)
ABS = PA-NA (range 1-7)
Name: Index of Psychological Wellbeing - Classification:
- A-BB-u-mq-v-3-e
- Author's label:
- Affective disposition
- Remarks:
- T1: N= 44 M =3,5 SD =1,3 T2: N= 45 M= 3,5 SD = 1,5
- Page in publication:
- 6
- Error estimates:
- Cronbach alpha: T1: 0.73 T2: 0.70
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.50 8.50
- SD:
- 1.30 -
- 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 today....?
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 et al's PANAS ('today' version) - Classification:
- A-BW-md-mq-v-5-b
- Author's label:
- positive and negative mood
- Remarks:
- Affect Balance: at T2 M= 1,2
at T3 M =1,6
Positive Affect subscale: at T2 M= 3,1 SD =0,8
at T3 M= 3,2 SD=0,7
Negative Affect subscale: at T2 M= 1,9 SD=0,9
at T3 M=1,6 SD=0,7 - Page in publication:
- 8
- Error estimates:
- Cronbach alpha: positive mood T2: 0.91 T3: 0.86 negative mood T2: 0.93 T3: 0.90