Sheldon et al. (2017): study ZZ 2015

Publication

Author(s):

Sheldon, K.M.; Lyubomirsky, S.; Osin, E.N.; Titova, L.

Title:

Russians Inhibit the Expression of Happiness to Strangers: Testing a Display Rule Model

Source:

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 48(5), 718-733

Investigation

Public

Undergraduate students in Russia and USA, 2015

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Sampling not reported

Respondents

N = 598

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on 23 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 ...
   a nervous
   b  distressed
   c  afraid
   d  jittery
   e  irritable
   f  upset
   g  scared
   h   ashamed
   i   guilty
   j  hostile
   k active
   l  determined
   m  inspired
   n  attentive
   o  proud
   p  strong
   q  interested
   
   Rated:  
   1  very slightly or not at all
   2  a little
   3  moderately
   4  quite a bit
   5  extremely
  Name: Watson's PANAS. Time frame not reported
  Items "enthusiastic" and "alert" removed from original 20  item scale

Positive affect score PAS: k to t
Negative affect score NAS: a to j

Summation: (z-score A) + (z-score B:PAS) - (z-score B:NAS)

Classification:

M-AO-?-mq-vt-*-b

Author's label:

SWB

Remarks:

M =  Russia: 4,63, USA : 4,65

Page in publication:

8

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 0 - 0 On range 0-10

Mean:

4.64 -

SD:

- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Nationality Comparison of specific social categories in nations Happiness inhibition Current expressiveness
Open
Inhibition to report about one's happiness to strangers