Publication |
Author(s) | Emmons, R.A.; McCullough, M.E. |
Title | Counting Blessings versus Burdens: an Experimental Investigation of Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being in Daily Life. |
Source | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2003, Vol. 84, 377 - 389 |
DOI | DOI:10.1037/0022-3514.84.2.377 |
Investigation |
Public | Students in a wellbeing course, USA, 1998 |
| 192 undergraduates |
Survey name | Unnamed study |
Sample | Non-probability chunk sample |
| Psychology students, enrolled in a health psychology class, participating to fulfill the experiental learning component of the course. |
Respondents N = | 192 |
| First 201 respondents, 9 were dropped for missing or incomplete data. |
Non Response | Not available |
Assesment | Diary |
General remarks | Study 1 of 3 studies, p. 379.
Year of study not reported, assumed 1998 |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Author's label | | Our subject description |
Counting blessings/hassles exercises | show | Count blessings/curses |
Counting blessings/hassles exercises | show | Exercise, also classified as above ↑ |
Counting blessings/hassles exercises | show | Gratitude training, also classified as above ↑ |
Counting blessings/hassles exercises | show | Mandatory, also classified as above ↑ |
Counting blessings/hassles exercises | show | Mono sort, also classified as above ↑ |
Counting blessings/hassles exercises | show | Multiple treatment moments, also classified as above ↑ |
Counting blessings/hassles exercises | show | School, also classified as above ↑ |
Counting blessings/hassles exercises | show | Thankfull, also classified as above ↑ |