Watkins et al. (2014): study US 2011
Publication
- Author(s):
- Watkins, P.C.; Pichinevskiy, S.; Uhder, J.
- Title:
- Grateful Recounting Enhances Subjective Wellbeing: The Importance of Grateful Processing
- Source:
- The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2014, Vol. 10, 91 - 98
Investigation
- Public
- Psychology students, USA, 2011
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability self-selected
- Respondents
- N = 129
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on 25 questions:
A
20 item PANAS (Watson et. al (1988)
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 felt this way during the past weeks?
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)/10
Negative affect score NAS: (a to j)/10
B.
5 item SWLS (Diener et. al 1985)
Using the 1-5 scale below, indicate your agreement 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, I would change nothing
Answers rated:
5 strongly agree
4 slightly agree
3 neither agree nor disagree
2 slightly disagree
1 strongly disagree
Computation SWLS: A+B+C+D+E/5
Computation aggregate SWB score: PA +SWLS- NA - Classification:
- M-AO-*-mq-v-5-a
- Author's label:
- Subjective well-being
- Page in publication:
- 92