| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Demir, M.; Dogan, A.; Ozen, A. |
| Title | Friendship, Perceived Mattering and Happiness: A Study of American and Turkish College Students. |
| Source | The Journal of Social Psychology, 2012, Vol. 152, 659 - 664 |
| URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2011.650237 |
| DOI | DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2011.650237 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | College students, Turkish and Southwestern American Universities, 2010 |
| Survey name | Unnamed study |
| Sample | Sampling not reported |
| Respondents N = | 569 |
| Turkish sample: N = 296, Mean age = 21,14 American sample: N = 273, Mean age = 21,80 | |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: web |
| General remarks | assumed, not reported |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on 20 questions: Lead item not reported. A nervous B distressed C afraid D jittery E irritable F upset G scared H excited I ashamed J guilty K hostile L active M determined N inspired O enthusiastic P alert Q attentive R proud S strong T interested Rated: 1: slightly/not at all . . 5 extremely Negative affect score (NAS): A to K Positive affect score (PAS): L to T Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS Name: Watson's PANAS version not reported |
| Classification | A-BW-?-mq-v-5-a |
| Author's label | Happiness |
| Page in publication | 660 |
| Error estimates | The internal consistencies of the composite PA and NA scores in Turkish and American samples were satisfactory (? s = .86-.84 and .84-.81, respectively) |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Friendship quality | show | Satisfaction with friends |
| Perceived mattering | show | Perceived esteem by friends |