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Goldstein (2007): study US 2005

Publication

Author(s):
Goldstein, E.D.
Title:
Sacred Moments: Implications on Well-Being and Stress.
Source:
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2007, Vol. 63, 1001 - 1019

Investigation

Public
Healthy adults, USA, 200?
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability self-selected
Respondents
N = 73
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Additional qualitative data were obtained by semistructured interviews by telehone

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on 20 questions:

Lead item not reported.
A  nervous
B  distressed
C  afraid
D  jittery
E  irritable
F  upset
G  scared
H  excited
I   ashamed
J  guilty
K  hostile
L  active
M  determined
N  inspired
O  enthusiastic
P  alert
Q  attentive
R  proud
S  strong
T  interested

Rated:
1: slightly/not at all
.
.
5  extremely

Negative affect score (NAS): A to K
Positive affect score (PAS): L to T
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS

Name: Watson's PANAS version not reported
Classification:
A-BW-?-mq-v-5-a
Author's label:
Positive and negative affect
Page in publication:
1008

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Sacred moments intervention Actual changes in happiness
Meditation, mindfulness
Current meditation
Exercise
No particular setting, recruitment on interest
Voluntary, unsolicited
Online intervention
Mono sort
Multiple treatment moments