Choi (2011): study NL 2009 /1
Publication
- Author(s):
- Choi, Y.W.
- Title:
- Pathways to Happiness.
- Source:
- Thesis University of Nijmegen, 2011, Netherlands
Investigation
- Public:
- Long-term meditators and controls, Netherlands 2009
- Survey name:
- Unnamed study
- Sample:
- Non-probability purposive-expert sample
- Respondents:
- N = 20
- Non Response:
- Assessment:
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on 4 questions, full texts not reported
A: Which (of the faces) best described how you feel at the
present moment?
7 completely happy
6
5
4 neither happy nor unhappy
3
2
1 completely unhappy
B: Which (of the faces) best described how you feel in
general?
7 completely happy
6
5
4 neither happy nor unhappy
3
2
1 completely unhappy
C: Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
4 very happy
3 quite happy
2 not very happy
1 not at all happy.
D All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1 dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 satisfied
Computation: A+B+C+D - Classification:
- M-AO-*-mq-nvt-24-a
- Author's label:
- happiness
- Remarks:
- Meditators: M = 22.00 SD 1,76
Controls: M = 21,30 SD = 1,82 - Page in publication:
- 74
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0%, 2: 0%, 3: 0%, 4: 0%, 5: 0%, 6: 0%, 7: 0%, 8: 0%, 9: 0%, 10: 0%, 11: 0%, 12: 0%, 13: 0%, 14: 0%, 15: 0%, 16: 0%, 17: 0%, 18: 0%, 19: 0%, 20: 0%, 21: 0%, 22: 0%, 23: 0%, 24: 0%
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 4 - 28 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 21.65
Correlational Findings
Earlier meditation
Meditating,praying
Exercise
Course, class, training group
No particular setting, recruitment on interest
Voluntary, unsolicited
Mono sort
Multiple treatment moments