| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Owens, R.L.; Patterson, M.M. |
| Title | Positive Psychological Interventions for Children: A Comparison of Gratitude and Best Possible Selves Approaches |
| Source | The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2013, Vol. 174, 403-428 |
| URL | https://doi.org/10.1080/00221325.2012.697496 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 5-11 aged children participating in a psychological training and controls, USA, 200? |
| Survey name | Unnamed study |
| Sample | Non-probability chunk sample |
| Participants were recruited from three after-school care sites and two summer day camp programs. Each of the after-school care sites was assigned to an intervention condition (i.e., gratitude, best possible selves, or control) and individual children at the summer day camp programs were randomly assigned to an intervention condition. | |
| Respondents N = | 62 |
| 22 Treated Gratitude 23 Treated Bests possible self 17 Controls | |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Original sample n = 80, drop out 22.5% | |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| General remarks | Year of study not reported, assumed 2008 |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on 30 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 felt this way during the past few weeks? A Interested B Sad C Frightened D Alert E Excited F Ashamed G Upset H Happy I Strong J Nervous K Guilty L Energetic M Scared N Calm O Miserable P Jittery Q Cheerful R Active S Proud T Afraid U Joyful V Lonely W Mad X Fearless Y Disgusted Z Delighted AA Blue AB Daring AC Gloomy AD Lively Answer options: 1 very slightly or not at all 2 a little 3 moderately 4 quite a bit 5 extremely Negative affect score (NAS): B, C, F, G, J, K, M, O, P, T, V, W, Y, AA, AC Positive affect score (PAS):A, D, E, H, I, L, N, Q, R, S, U, X, Z, AB, AD Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS Name: Watson et al's PANAS. Adapted for children by Laurent et al. (Version PANAS-C) |
| Classification | A-AB-cm-mq-v-5-e |
| Author's label | PANAS-C |
| Page in publication | 412 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Positive psychological intervention for children | show | Best possible self exercise |
| Positive psychological intervention for children | show | Gratitude training, also classified as above ↑ |
| Positive psychological intervention for children | show | Training for mental growth (positive psychology), also classified as above ↑ |