Emmons & McCullough (2003): study US 1998 /2
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
- Medical patients in Gratitude exercise, USA 1998
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability self-selected
- Respondents
- N = 65
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Diary
21 daily experience rating forms, to be completed at the end of the day
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on 30 questions repeated 9 weeks
To what extent did you feel last week,,
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-cw-mqr-v-5-a
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Taking everything into account about what has happened in the last year and what you expect in the near future, how do you feel about your life in general?
7 delighted
6 pleased
5 mostly satisfied
4 equally satisfied as dissatisfied
3 mostly dissatisfied
2 unhappy
1 terrible
- no feelings at all
- never thought about it - Classification:
- O-DT-c-sq-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Global appraisal of life as a whole
- Page in publication:
- 380
- Full text:
-
Clinical rating by six staff psychologists who had studied the subjects intensively.
Subjects were ranked for "Happiness" - Classification:
- O-V-u-rc-n-5-a