Sheldon & Lyubomirsky (2006): study US 2003
Publication
- Author(s):
- Sheldon, K.M.; Lyubomirsky, S.
- Title:
- How to Increase and Sustain Positive Emotion: The Effect of Expressing Gratitude and Visualizing best possible Selves.
- Source:
- The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2006, Vol. 1, 73 - 82
Investigation
- Public
- Psychology Students, USA, 2003
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability self-selected
- Respondents
- N = 67
- 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 feel this way
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)/10
Positive affect score (PAS): (K to T)/10
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS
Name: Watson's PANAS (time version not reported) - Classification:
- A-BW-?-mq-v-5-b
- Author's label:
- Affect
- Remarks:
- Mean score atbaseline, whole sample
- Page in publication:
- 77
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -4 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.74 -
- SD:
- - -
Correlational Findings
Best possible self exercise
On invitation, no pay
Combinations of guided intervention and self help