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Gavian (2011): study US 2010

Publication

Author(s):
Gavian, M.
Title:
The Effects of Relaxation and Gratitude Interventions on Stress Outcomes
Source:
PHD dissertation, 2011, School of the University of Minnesota, Minnesota, USA

Investigation

Public
Student participants in a psychological training, USA, 2010
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability self-selected
Respondents
N = 247
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on 20 questions.

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 feel this way right now:
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

Negative affect score NAS: (A to J) / 10
Positive affect score PAS:  (K to T)/10
Affect Balance Score  (ABS): PAS - NAS

Name: Watson's PANAS ('moment' version)
Classification:
A-BW-m-mq-v-5-e
Author's label:
Positive affect and negative affect
Remarks:
Mean score at baseline, whole sample
Page in publication:
28 and 30
Error estimates:
Cronach's alpha Positive affect: 0.90 - 0.94 Negative affect: 0.84 - 0.86
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -4 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
1.24 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Gratitude and Relaxation Interventions Happiness training
Gratitude training
Online intervention
Relaxation training