Parks et al. (2012): study ZZ Developed nations 2007
Publication
- Author(s):
- Parks, A.C.; Della Porta, M.D.; Pierce, R.S.
- Title:
- Pursuing Happiness in Everyday Life: The Characteristics and Behaviors of Online Happiness Seekers.
- Source:
- Emotion, Advance online publication, 2012, 1 - 15
Investigation
- Public
- Users of on-line self-help program, USA, 200?
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive sample
- Respondents
- N = 327
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on 6 questions on mood of the moment
How do you feel right now
A sad/happy
B timid/confident
C ashamed/unashamed
D gloomy/cheerful
E irritable/ good natured
F afraid/unafraid
Rated on colored slider scale in which red indicates the negative extreme and yellow the positive extreme, with shaded colors in the middle
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7 - Classification:
- A-ASA-m-mq-n-7-d
- Author's label:
- Mood measure
- Remarks:
- Use of the mood questionnaire was optional and only some 10% of the participants used it more than once. Average number of days betwee uses: 8,74
- Page in publication:
- 9
- Error estimates:
- Conbach alpha = .86
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 4.66 -
- SD:
- - -
Correlational Findings
Self-help
Trainings for multiple mental skills
No particular setting, recruitment on interest
Voluntary, unsolicited
Online intervention