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Correlational findings

Study Lichter et al. (1980): study NZ 1978

Public
Adults, trainees and controls, followed 10 weeks, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1978
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 23
Non Response
15%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Administered at beginning, after a 4-weeks course and 6 weeks later.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Course on happiness and positive mental health
Our Classification
Distribution
N = 1: 10, 0: 13
Operationalization
The goal of the course was to discuss
"irrational beliefs" about self.
(Ellis 1977 rational-emotive therapy)
In the course 15 current beliefs were introduced one at a time in 5 minute mini-lectures, followed by a class discussion on how these work out in every day life. Sometimes Ss were asked to do home exercises.

1 Treatment: 8 2-hours sessions over 4
  weeks between T1 and T2
0 No course: Control group on waiting list

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-BK-cm-mq-v-5-b DMt = + Happiness assessed at:
T1: start of course
T2: end of course (4 weeks after T1)
T3: 6 weeks follow up (10 weeks after T1)

LEVEL of happiness
at:     Controls Experimentals  Difference
T1      Mt'=7.6     Mt'=7.8     DMt'= + .2
T2      Mt'=7.6     Mt'=8.3     DMt'= + .7
T3      Mt'=7.4     Mt'=8.6     Dms'= +1.2
O-SL?-m-sq-?-7-a = +.41 p < .05 Happiness assessed at:
T1: start of course
T2: end of course (4 weeks after T1)
T3: 6 weeks follow up (10 weeks after T1)


M-FH-cw-sq-v-5-a = +.17 ns Happiness assessed at:
T1: start of course
T2: end of course (4 weeks after T1)
T3: 6 weeks follow up (10 weeks after T1)


A-BK-cm-mq-v-5-b DMt = + s CHANGE in happiness:
at      Controls Experimentals  Difference
T1-T2   Mt'=0.0     Mt'=+.5     DMt'= + .5  p<05
T1-T3   Mt'=-.2     Mt'=+.8     DMt'= +1.0  p<01
O-SL?-m-sq-?-7-a DM = + ns Difference in T1-T2 CHANGE in happiness between controls and experimentals M-FH-cw-sq-v-5-a DM = + p < .05 Difference in T1-T2 CHANGE in happiness between controls and experimentals A-BK-cm-mq-v-5-b = +.47 p < .05 Difference in T1-T2 CHANGE in happiness between controls and exeprimentals

O-SL?-m-sq-?-7-a DM = + ns Difference in T1-T3 CHANGE in happiness between controls and experimentals
M-FH-cw-sq-v-5-a DM = + ns Difference in T1-T3 CHANGE in happiness between controls and experimentals A-BK-cm-mq-v-5-b = +.66 p < .01 Difference in T1-T3 CHANGE in happiness between controls and experimentals