Emmons & McCullough (2003): study US 1998

Publication

Author(s):

Emmons, R.A.; McCullough, M.E.

Title:

Counting Blessings versus Burdens: an Experimental Investigation of Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being in Daily Life.

Source:

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2003, Vol. 84, 377 - 389

Investigation

Public

Students, participating in a gratitude excercise, USA, 1998

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Non-probability chunk sample

Respondents

N = 166

Non Response

Assessment

Diary

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report  on 30 questions repeated  14 days

To what extent did you feel today,,
A interested
B distressed
C excited
D alert
E irritable
F sad
G stressed
H ashamed
I happy
J grateful
K tired
L upset
O strong
P nervous
Q guilty
R joyful
S determined
T thankful
U calm
V  attentive
X  forgiving
Y hostile
Z energetic
Aa hopeful
Ab enthusiastic
Ac active
Ad afraid
Ae proud
Af appreciative
Ag angry

Rated
1 not at all
2
3
4
5 very much

Computation:  (A+C+D+I+G+J+O+R+S+T+U+V+X+Z+Aa+Ab+Ac+AF)/17 - (B+E+F+G+H_+K+L+P+Q+Y+Ad+AG)/13

Classification:

A-AB-md-mqr-v-5-a

Author's label:

Mood

Page in publication:

379

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Counting blessings, hassles, and social comparison. Actual changes in happiness
Change in thankfulness
Gratitude training
Exercise
School
Mandatory
Count blessings/curses
Mono sort
Multiple treatment moments