Lü et al. (2013): study CN 2009

Publication

Author(s):

Lü, W.; Liu, Y.; Wang, Z.H.

Title:

A Pilot Study on Changes of Cardiac Vagal Tone in Individuals with Low Trait Positive Affect: The Effect of Positive Psychotherapy

Source:

International Journal of Psychophysiology, 2013, Vol. 88, 213-217

Investigation

Public

Students low in positive affect, China, 2009

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Non-probability purposive sample

Respondents

N = 34

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

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 in general?:

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 (in general version)

Classification:

A-BW-g-mq-v-5-b

Author's label:

Positive and negative affect schedule

Remarks:

Mean score at baseline, whole sample

Page in publication:

214

Error estimates:

Cronbach's alpha PA = 0,85 Cronbach's alpha NA = 0,83

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range -40 - 40 On range 0-10

Mean:

8.12 -

SD:

- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Positive Psychotherapy Protocol Trainings for multiple mental skills
Course, class, training group
School
On invitation, no pay
Multiple sorts