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Studies

Lado et al. (2021): study ES 2018

Publication

Author(s):
Lado, M.; Otero, I.; Salgado, J.F.
Title:
Cognitive Reflection, Life Satisfaction, Emotional Balance and Job Performance
Source:
Psicothema, 2021, Vol. 33, 118 -124

Investigation

Public
Managers, Spain, 2018
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability self-selected
Respondents
N = 245
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on 14 questions on experienced affect. Time frame not reported

Lead question not reported
7 positive affects, e.g.
   - happy
  - joyful
7 negative affects, e.g.
   - sad
  - angry

Rated
1 = very rarely
:
5 = very often

Computation: Affect balance = Average positive affect minus average negative affect

Name SPANE.
Classification:
A-AB-u-mq-v-5-a
Author's label:
Emotional balance
Remarks:
Emotional balance was obtained discounting NA from PA.
Page in publication:
120
Error estimates:
Cronbach's alpha = 0.95
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -28 - 28 On range 0-10
Mean:
10.88 -
SD:
8.11 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Job performance Supervisor rating of job performance Cogntive reflection Test-intelligence Positive affect Feeling cheerful (vs gloomy) Negative affect Feeling negative (vs positive) Satisfaction with Life Happiness inventories involving unacceptable items