Koydemir et al. (2013): study DE 2008
Publication
- Author(s):
- Koydemir, S.; Schutz, A.; Simsek, O.F.
- Title:
- Differences in How Trait Emotional Intelligence predicts Life Satisfaction: The Role of affect Balance versus Social Support in India and Germany.
- Source:
- Journal of Happiness Studies, 2013, Vol. 14, 51 - 66
Investigation
- Public
- Undergraduate university students, Germany , 200?
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability chunk sample
- Respondents
- N = 170
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Students received course credit
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on 20 questions.
This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Read each item and mark the appropriate answer in the space next to that word. Indicate to what extend you felt this way during the past week?:
A nervous
B distressed
C afraid
D jittery
E irritable
F upset
G scared
H ashamed
I guilty
J hostile
K excited
L active
M determined
N inspired
O enthusiastic
P alert
Q attentive
R proud
S strong
T interested
Answer options:
1 very slightly or not at all
2 a little
3 moderately
4 quite a bit
5 extremely
Negative affect score (NAS): A to J
Positive affect score (PAS): K to T
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS
Name: Watson et al's PANAS (last week version) - Classification:
- A-BW-cw-mq-v-5-c
- Author's label:
- Affect balance
- Remarks:
- In a twin study among students in India M= 0,74; SD= 0,68
- Page in publication:
- 55, 57
- Error estimates:
- ,80
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -40 - 40 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.73 -
- SD:
- 0.86 -
Correlational Findings
Individualistic
Self perceived autonomy
Independent
Perceived interdependence with happiness of others
Extrinsic motivation