Alden & Trew (2013): study CA 2010
Publication
- Author(s):
- Alden, L.E.; Trew, J.L.
- Title:
- If It Makes You Happy: Engaging in Kind Acts Increases Positive Affect in Socially Anxious Individuals
- Source:
- Emotion, 2013, Vol. 13, 64-75
Investigation
- Public
- Students high in social anxiety, Canada, 2010
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability self-selected
- Respondents
- N = 126
- 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 during the past few days:
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's PANAS ('past few days' version) - Classification:
- A-BW-c-mq-v-5-c
- Author's label:
- Positive and negative affect schedule
- Remarks:
- Mean score at baseline, whole sample
- Page in publication:
- 66
- Error estimates:
- Cronbach's alpha PA = 0.87-0.89 Cronbach's alpha NA = 0.83-0.85
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -40 - 40 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 4.42 -
- SD:
- - -
Correlational Findings
On invitation, paid in money or study credit
Online intervention
Mono sort
Social skill training