Publication |
Author(s) | Bakker, A.B.; Burger, M.; Oerlemans, W.; VanHaren, P.; Veenhoven, R. |
Title | Raise of Happiness Following Raised Awareness of How Happy One Feels: A Follow-Up of Repeated Users of the Happiness Indicator Website |
Source | International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, 2020, online, |
URL | https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-020-00032-w |
Investigation |
Public | Returning users of a happiness self-help website, Netherlands, 2011-2015 |
| User of the GeluksWijzer website: www.gelukswijzer.nl |
Last assesment | 2015 |
Survey name | NL-GeluksWijzer |
Sample | Non-probability self-selected |
| Participants were recruited using publicity in public media and social media campains. This study limits to participants who had visited the website at least twice and had used the HappinessDiary
Overrepresentation of higher educated women |
Respondents N = | 5411 |
Non Response | Not available |
Assesment | Questionnaire: web |
| Happiness self-help tool box |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Author's label | | Our subject description |
Use of Happiness-Comparer | show | Actual changes in happiness |
Use of Happiness-Comparer | show | Comparison with the happiness of similar people, also classified as above ↑ |
Use of Happiness-Comparer | show | Insight, also classified as above ↑ |
Use of Happiness-Comparer | show | Mood awareness training, also classified as above ↑ |
Use of Happiness-Comparer | show | Multiple treatment moments, also classified as above ↑ |
Use of Happiness-Comparer | show | No particular setting, recruitment on interest, also classified as above ↑ |
Use of Happiness-Comparer | show | Online intervention, also classified as above ↑ |
Use of Happiness-Comparer | show | Self-help, also classified as above ↑ |
Use of Happiness-Comparer | show | Voluntary, unsolicited, also classified as above ↑ |
Use of Happiness-Diary | show | Exercise |
Use of Happiness-Diary | show | Frequency of use, also classified as above ↑ |
Use of Happiness-Diary | show | Happiness diary, also classified as above ↑ |
Use of Happiness-Diary | show | Mood awareness training, also classified as above ↑ |
Use of Happiness-Diary | show | Multiple treatment moments, also classified as above ↑ |
Use of Happiness-Diary | show | No particular setting, recruitment on interest, also classified as above ↑ |
Use of Happiness-Diary | show | Online intervention, also classified as above ↑ |
Use of Happiness-Diary | show | Self-help, also classified as above ↑ |
Use of Happiness-Diary | show | Voluntary, unsolicited, also classified as above ↑ |