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Al-Seheel & Noor (2016): study MY 2013

Publication

Author(s):
Al-Seheel, A.Y.; Noor, N.M.
Title:
Effects of an Islamic-Based Gratitude Strategy on Muslim Students’ Level of Happiness
Source:
Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 2016, Vol. 19, 686 - 703

Investigation

Public
Muslim Students, Malaysia, 201?
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability chunk sample
Respondents
N = 60
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on 17 questions

A  Using the 1-7 scale below, indicate your agreement with each of the items by placing the appropriate number on the line preceding that item. Please be open and honest in your responding.
   Aa  In most ways my life is close to ideal
   Ab  The conditions of my life are excellent
   Ac  I am satisfied with my life
   Ad  So far, I have gotten the important things I want in life
   Ae  If I could live my life over again, I would change nothing
   Answers rated:
   7  strongly agree
   6  agree
   5  slightly agree
   4  neither agree nor disagree
   3  slightly disagree
   2  disagree
   1  strongly disagree
   Name: Diener's Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS)

B: Please think of what you have been doing and experiencing during the past 4 weeks. Then report how much you experienced the following feelings;
  Ba  positive
  Bb  negative
  Bc  good
  Bd  bad
  Be  pleasant
  Bf  unpleasant
  Bg happy
  Bh  sad
  Bi   afraid
  Bj   joyful
  Bk  angry
  Bl  contented
  Rated:
  1  very rarely or never
  2  rarely
  3  sometimes
  4  often
  5  very often or always
  Name: Diener's Scale of Positive and negative Experience SPANE-B

Computation; (Aa+Ab+Ac+Ad+Ae)+(Ba+Bc+Be+Bg+Bj+Bl) -(Bb+Bd+Bf+Bh+Bl+Bk)

Names subscales:
A: Diener's Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS)
B: Diener's Scale of Positive and negative Experience SPANE-B
Classification:
M-AO-*-mqr-v-79-a
Author's label:
Happiness
Page in publication:
694

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Islamic based gratitude exercise Happiness training
Change in thankfulness