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Studies

Bajaj et al. (2016): study IN 2014

Publication

Author(s):
Bajaj, B.; Gupta, R.; Pande, N.
Title:
Self-Esteem Mediates the Relationship between Mindfulness and Well-Being
Source:
Personality and Individual Differences, 2016, Vol. 94, 96-100

Investigation

Public
Undergraduate students, India, 2014
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability purposive sample
Respondents
N = 318
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

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 in general?:

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 (in general version)
Classification:
A-BW-g-mq-v-5-b
Author's label:
PANAS
Remarks:
Affect balance computed by WDH team subtracting NA from PA
Page in publication:
97
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -40 - 40 On range 0-10
Mean:
1.60 6.60
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Mindfulness Mindful Self esteem Self-evaluation Mental wellbeing Current affective life
Self rating of current positive mental health