Krejtz et al. (2016): study PL 2013
Publication
- Author(s):
- Krejtz, I.; Michnicka, A.; Nezlek, J.B.
- Title:
- Counting One's Blessings can reduce the Impact of Daily Stress.
- Source:
- Journal of Happiness Studies, 2016, Vol. 17, 25 - 39
Investigation
- Public
- Participants in a gratitude training and controls, Poland, 2013
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability accidental sample
- Respondents
- N = 58
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Each day for 2 weeks respondents reported daily events and measures of well-being. The daily events were reported in 1 of 10 categories (interpersonal, family, partnership and marriage, health and physical symptoms, hobby, work and duties, moral and values, evereday life, contacts with administration, and financial). Each event was rated in terms of stressfullness, positivity, importance, and mindfullness on a 7-point response scale anchored rated from 1=not at all to 7=very much.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
self report on 12 questions repeated 14 days
Today I felt
A happy
B proud
C excited/ enthusiastic
D calm
E satisfied
F relaxed
G upset
H stressed
I angry
J sad
K bored
L disappointed
Rated
1 did not feel this way at all
2
3
4
5
6
7 felt this way very strongly
Computation: (A to F)/6 - (G to L)/6 - Classification:
- A-AB-md-mqr-n-7-e
- Author's label:
- Positive and negative affect
- Remarks:
- ABS computed by WDH team from PA minus NA. 'Active' and 'Deactive' positive affects were averaged.
- Page in publication:
- 29
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -6 - 6 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.27 5.93
- SD:
- - -