Ludwigs (2014): study DE 2014
Publication
- Author(s):
- Ludwigs, K.
- Title:
- Does the Awareness of Individual Happiness have an Effect on Individual Happiness? ( Hat das Nachdenken über das individuelle Glücksempfinden einen Einfluss auf das individuelle Glücksempfinden?)
- Source:
- M.Sc., Heinrich-Heine University, 2014, Düsseldorf, Germany
Investigation
- Public
- Users of a happiness app and controls, followed 9 weeks. Germany 2014
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability self-selected
- Respondents
- N = 349
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are?
0 extremely unhappy
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely happy
- don't know
- no answer - Classification:
- O-HL-u-sq-n-11-a
- Author's label:
- core happiness
- Page in publication:
- 27
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole nowadays?
0 extremely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely satisfied
- don't know
- no answer - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-cd
- Author's label:
- core life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 27
- Full text:
-
Self report on 10 questions:
During the past few weeks, did you ever feel ....? (yes/no)
A Particularly excited or interested in something?
B So restless that you couldn't sit long in a chair?
C Proud because someone complimented you on something
you had done?
D Very lonely or remote from other people?
E Pleased about having accomplished something?
F Bored?
G On top of the world?
H Depressed or very unhappy?
I That things were going your way?
J Upset because someone criticized you?
Answer options and scoring:
yes = 1
no = 0
Summation:
-Positive Affect Score (PAS): A+C+E+G+I
-Negative Affect Score (NAS): B+D+F+H+J
-Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS
Possible range: -5 to +5
Name: Bradburn's 'Affect Balance Scale' (standard version) - Classification:
- A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a
- Author's label:
- Affect balance
- Page in publication:
- 27
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question repeated 6 times a day during 4 weeks
How happy are you?
0 unhappy
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 happy
All numbers presented with faces
Computation: Average all ratings - Classification:
- A-AOL-mi-sqr-f-11-ab
- Author's label:
- Experience sampling happiness
- Full text:
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Self report on a) activities of the previous day and b) how one had felt during these activities (DRM)
How did you feel during that activity?
10 happy
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 unhappy
All numbers presented with faces
Computation: Average happiness over all activities/time - Classification:
- A-AA-yd-mqr-fn-11-b
- Author's label:
- Day Reconstruction
Correlational Findings
Mood awareness training
Exercise
No particular setting, recruitment on interest
School
On invitation, paid in money or study credit
O-SL by A-AOL
A-AOL by A-AB
Method of interrogation
O-SL by A-AOL
A-AOL by A-AB
Method of interrogation
O-HL by A-AB
Method of interrogation