| Study | Eryilmaz (2015a): study TR Eskisehir 2015 |
| Title | Positive Psychology in the Class: The Effectiveness of a Teaching Method Based on Subjective Well-Being and Engagement Increasing Activities. |
| Source | International Journal of Instruction, 2015, Vol 8, 17 - 32 |
| URL | http://www.e-iji.net/dosyalar/iji_2015_2_2.pdf |
| Public | Students in a human relationships course and controls, Eskisehir, Turkey, 2015 |
| Sample | Non-probability chunk sample |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 72 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Subjective well-being and engagement increasing activities |
| Page in Source | 20,25 |
| Our classification | Mono sort |
| Operationalization | 1 TREATMENT: Extra assignments in course on human relations a: write down five things that had made them happy sometime in the past, and the reasons. b: bring their engagement worksheet and fill these in during the lessons. The teacher gave these forms a mark and returned them at the beginning of the next lesson. 0 CONTROL no such additional assignments Teatment and control groups were matched for general engagement levels |
| Remarks | Pre- Post-test difference 10 weeks |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| A-BW-?-mq-v-5-a | DMe=+ ns | Pre-post test CHANGE in median happiness - treated group +10,0 - control group 0,0 |
| A-BW-?-mq-v-5-a | D%sr=+12% | Scale range -40 to +40 Change in median Affect Balance computed by WDH team from reported change in median Positive and Negative Affect in both groups. |
| Code | Full Text |
| A-BW-?-mq-v-5-a | 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 |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| D%sr | DIFFERENCE in % of SCALE RANGE Scale range = highest theoretical value minus lowest theoretical value |
| DMe | DIFFERENCE IN MEDIAN Type: descriptive statistic Measurement level: happiness metric correlate; dichotomous or nominal Seldom used in happiness research. |