| 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 | Medical patients in Gratitude exercise, USA 2003. |
| 65 patients wirh neuro-muscular diseases, 44 women, 21 men;aged 22-77, mean 49 years. 68% married, 42% with college or postgraduate degrees. | |
| Survey name | Unnamed study |
| Sample | Non-probability self-selected |
| Participants were recruited through a mailing list compiled by the University of California. They received US $20 after sending in all 21 forms | |
| Respondents N = | 65 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Diary |
| 21 daily experience rating forms, to be completed at the end of the day | |
| General remarks | Year of study not reported .Assumed 1998 Study 3 of 3 studies, page 384. |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on 30 questions repeated 9 weeks To what extent did you feel last week,, A interested B distressed C excited D alert E irritable F sad G stressed H ashamed I happy J grateful K tired L upset O strong P nervous Q guilty R joyful S determined T thankful U calm V attentive X forgiving Y hostile Z energetic Aa hopeful Ab enthusiastic Ac active Ad afraid Ae,proud Af appreciative Ag angry Rated 1 not at all 2 3 4 5 very much Computation: (A+C+D+I+G+J+O+R+S+T+U+V+X+Z+Aa+Ab+Ac+AF)/17 - (B+E+F+G+H_+K+L+P+Q+Y+Ad+AG)/13 |
| Classification | A-AB-cw-mqr-v-5-a |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Full text | Self report on single question: Taking everything into account about what has happened in ther last year and what you expect in the near future, how do you feel about your life in general? 7 delighted 6 pleased 5 mostly satisfied 4 equally satisfied as dissatisfied 3 mostly dissatisfied 2 unhappy 1 terrible - no feelings at all - never thought about it |
| Classification | O-DT-c-sq-v-7-a |
| Author's label | Global appraisal of life as a whole |
| Page in publication | 380 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Full text | Clinical rating by six staff psychologists who had studied the subjects intensively. Subjects were ranked for "Happiness" |
| Classification | A-?-u-sq-v-5-a |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Happiness training: Gratitude exercises. | show | Change in thankfulness |
| Happiness training: Gratitude exercises. | show | Gratitude training, also classified as above ↑ |
| Happiness training: Gratitude exercises. | show | On invitation, payed in money or study credit, also classified as above ↑ |