| Study | Enrique et al. (2018): study ES 2015 |
| Title | Efficacy of An Adaptation of The Best Possible Self Intervention Implemented Through Positive Technology: A Randomized Control Trial |
| Source | Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2018, Vol. 13, 671 - 689 |
| URL | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11482-017-9552-5 |
| DOI | doi: 10.1007/s11482-017-9552-5 |
| Public | Young adults participating in a happiness training, Spain, 201? |
| Sample | Non-probability self-selected |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 78 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Best Possible Self Intervention |
| Page in Source | 677 |
| Our classification | One-time treatment |
| Operationalization | Participants were randomly assigned to: 1. TREATMENT. Best Possible Self program. Participants were asked to write about and imagine a future in which they have reached all their goals and developed all their potential in personal, professional, social and health domains. After a first session in the laborartory all the content in the participants' Book of Life was exported to the web platform so they could continue the practice exercise at home in the same format. 0. CONTROL. Daily activities programm. Participants were asked to think and write about everything they had done in the past 24 h.They were told that it would help them to identify problematic areas in their lives and work on improving them. In both groups participants were asked to continue the practice the exercise for 5 minutes a day during a period of 1 month. |
| Observed distribution | 1: n = 38, 0: n = 40 |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| A-BW-g-mq-v-5-g | DM=+/- ns | Happiness LEVEL
T1 T2 T3 T4 T5
Treatment 1.47 1.76 1.88 1.85 1.60
Controls 1.46 1.55 1.83 1.92 1.77
-Difference +0.01 +0.21 +0.05 -0.07 -0.17
Happiness CHANGE
T2-T1 T3-T1 T4-T1 T5-T1
Treatment +0.29 +0.41 +0.38 +0.13
Control +0.09 +0.37 +0.46 +0.31
-Difference +0.20 +0.04 -0.08 -0.18
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| A-BW-g-mq-v-5-g | D%sr=+/- | Treatment +5.1% +1,6% Control +4.6% +3,9% -Difference +0.5% -2,3% Hence an increase in happiness in both treatment and controls. Change occurs earlier in treatment and lasts longer in controls Happiness assessed at T1= pre training T2= after 15 days training T3= at the end of training T4= follow-up 1 month T5= follow-up 2 months |
| Code | Full Text |
| A-BW-g-mq-v-5-g | Selfreport 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 generally feel this way, that is, how you feel on average? A nervous B distressed C afraid D jittery E irritable F upset G scared H exiled I ashamed J guilty K hostile 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 very much Negative affect score (NAS): A to K Positive affect score (PAS): L to T Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS Name: Watson et al's PANAS ('in general' version) |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| D%sr | DIFFERENCE in % of SCALE RANGE Scale range = highest theoretical value minus lowest theoretical value |
| DM | DIFFERENCE of MEANS Type: descriptive statistic only. Measurement level: Correlate: dichotomous, Happiness: metric Range: depending on the happiness rating scale of the author; range symmetric about zero. Meaning: the difference of the mean happiness, as measured on the author's rating scale, between the two correlate levels. |