Personality, Happiness and Gratitude

Description: This Psych Labs Project uses the survey method. Students take an online survey that measures five aspects of personality, as well as feelings of happiness and gratitude. The statistical analyses look for relationships among the variables, testing these questions: Which (if any) of the Big Five Personality Factors predict your level of happiness? Are grateful people happier?

Participate in the Survey Activity

• Read the Instructions for Students (DOCX)
• Print the Data Sheet for this Survey (PDF)
• Editable Data Sheet for this Survey (DOCX)
• Take the online Personality Survey

Read the Background Information

• Background Information about this Survey Project (PDF)
• Wikipedia article on the Big Five Personality Factors (PDF)
• Bolt (2004, excerpt) - Personality and Happiness (PDF)
• Weiss, Bates, and Luciano (2008) - Personality and Happiness (PDF)

Analyze the Results

• View Summary of Results
• View Raw Data or Download Raw Data for Analysis
• View Codebook of Variables in this Project
• Download Spreadsheet Template for Statistical Analysis (XLSX)

Write a Lab Report

• Editable Report Worksheet for this Survey Activity (DOCX)