Littman-Ovadia & Nir (2014): study IL 2011
Publication
- Author(s):
- Littman-Ovadia, H.; Nir, D.
- Title:
- Looking Forward to Tomorrow: The Buffering Effect of A Daily Optimism Intervention
- Source:
- The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2014, Vol. 9, 122 - 136
Investigation
- Public
- Adults, Israel, 2011
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability self-selected
- Respondents
- N = 77
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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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 generally feel this way, that is, how you feel on average?
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)/10
Positive affect score (PAS): (K to T)/10
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS
Name: Watson et al's PANAS ('in general' version) - Classification:
- A-BW-g-mq-v-5-g
- Author's label:
- Positive and negative affect scale
- Remarks:
- Mean score at baseline for whole sample
- Page in publication:
- 125
- Error estimates:
- Cronbach's alpha PA 0.85 - 0.85 - 0.88 Cronbach's alpha NA 0.83 - 0.87 - 0.88
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -4 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.10 -
- SD:
- - -
Correlational Findings
Positive thinking training
No particular setting, recruitment on interest
On invitation, paid in money or study credit
Online intervention
Mono sort