Zelenski et al. (2008): study CA 2005
Publication
- Author(s):
- Zelenski, J.M.; Jenkins, D.A.; Murphy, S.A.
- Title:
- The Happy-Productive Worker Thesis Revisited.
- Source:
- Journal of Happiness Studies, 2008. Vol. 9, 521 - 537
Investigation
- Public
- Directors, Canada, followed 8 weeks, 2005
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Sampling not reported
- Respondents
- N = 715
- Non Response
- 43%
- 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 generally feel this way, that is, how you feel on average?
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 ('in general' version) - Classification:
- A-BW-g-mq-v-5-g
- Author's label:
- Average emotional experience
- Remarks:
- Mean and SD cannot be computed
- Page in publication:
- 528