Sheldon et al. (2010): study US 2008
Publication
- Author(s):
- Sheldon, K.M.; Abad, N.; Ferguson, Y.L.
- Title:
- Persistent Pursuit of Need-Satisfying Goals Leads to Increased Happiness: A 6-month Experimental Longitudinal Study.
- Source:
- Motivation and Emotion, 2010, Vol. 34, 39 - 48
Investigation
- Public
- University community members participating in happiness training, USA, 200?
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability self-selected
- Respondents
- N = 180
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
1st assessment in laboratory, follow-up assessments via the internet
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on 25 questions:
A Using the 1-7 scale below, indicate your agreement right now with each of the items by placing the appropriate number on the line preceding that item. Please be open and honest in your responding.
a In most ways my life is close to ideal
b The conditions of my life are excellent
c I am satisfied with my life
d So far, I have gotten the important things I want in life
e If I could live my life over again, I would change nothing
Answers rated:
7 strongly agree
6 agree
5 slightly agree
4 neither agree nor disagree
3 slightly disagree
2 disagree
1 strongly disagree
Name: Diener's Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS)
B Indicate to what extend you feel this way right now in your life:
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
Positive affect score PAS: k to t
Negative affect score NAS: a to j
Watson PANAS, right now version
Summation: (z-score A) + (z-score B:PAS) - (z-score B:NAS) - Classification:
- M-AO-c-mq-vt-*-a
- Author's label:
- Subjective Well-Being
- Remarks:
- Mean at baseline, all groups together. Theoretical scale range not clear. Minimum observed value = -1.5 and maximum observed value = 8.6
- Page in publication:
- 43
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 4.78 -
- SD:
- - -