This is a literature review to assess what makes people happy
this research is opposite to what traditional psychology is as it is not focused on the negatives of people behaviour, but rather what can make people happier/ happy
a literature review is a summary of existing research on a topic, and is used to help you decide what to research
what did the research review include ?
interviews and questionnaires
observations
correlations
reviews
interviews and questionnaires
a way to asses a persons own sense of happiness- otherwise known as subjective well being (SWB)
they collect quantitative data to measure and represent happiness.
closed question interview
“how satisfied with your life are you these days ?”
very satisfied/ satisfied/ not satisfied at all
observations
get participants to report what they are thinking/doing at certain times of the day and their level of happiness
researchers may give ppts a beeper to remind them to report what they are doing/ thinking at that particular time
Correlation
Considers factors that co vary with happiness - some factors may increase with happiness and some may decrease with happiness
correlation
not always clear a cause and effect.
reviews
Myers and Dieners study is a review of other research
some of the research within the study are research into various other studies
