Kerr et al. (2015): study AU Queensland 2012
Publication
- Author(s):
- Kerr, S.L.; O'Donovan, A.; Pepping, C.A.
- Title:
- Can Gratitude and Kindness Interventions Enhance Well-Being.
- Source:
- Journal of Happiness Studies, 2015 Vol. 16, 17- 36
Investigation
- Public
- Psycho-therapy clients on waiting list, Australia, 2012
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability chunk sample
- Respondents
- N = 48
- 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:
- Daily affect balance
- Page in publication:
- 22
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -4 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 0.50 -
- SD:
- - -
- Full text:
-
How do you feel about your life as a whole today?
-3 Terrible
-2
-1
0
1
2
3 Delighted - Classification:
- O-DT-c-sq-v-7-f
- Author's label:
- Satisfaction with life
- Remarks:
- probably the authors recoded the scale from -3 to 3 into 1-7
- Page in publication:
- 22
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -3 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 4.67 -
- SD:
- - -
Correlational Findings
Thankful
Gratitude training
Kindness training
Mood monitoring
Exercise
Care
Happiness diary
On invitation, no pay
Mono sort
Multiple treatment moments