Help to assess a Personal Development and Well-Being Program efficacy

[Frank Personal development]

Dear all,

I'd like to ask for your opinion about designing a test to measure the efficacy of a Personal Development and Well-Being Program.

Research protocol

Step 1: participants are randomly divided in three groups (group B and group C are each 1/3 the size of group A):

Group A) To receive the whole program, delivered weekly for five weeks

Group To receive half of the program, delivered weekly for five weeks

Group C) To receive various inspirational readings, which are not part of the program, for five weeks

Step 2: all participants receive two questionnaires (one is based on AmAre variables, one is a third-party assessment of subjective well-being) to fill:

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  before they start the test
  
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  after two weeks the test started
  
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  at the end of the test
  
  
  Step 3: all results are collected in a spreadsheet, divided in three groups
  
  Step 4: groups receive additional updates:
  Group A) Thanked for taking part in the test
  Group Receives other half of the program
  Group C) Receives the real program
  
  No one is provided any information about the research protocol.
  
  Step 5: remaining participants (Group B and C) receive two questionnaires (one is based on AmAre variables, one is a third-party assessment of subjective well-being) to fill after they took the full program.
  
  Step 6: data is analyzed to see statistically significant patterns in:
  • 
    changes in AmAre variables assessment at each check-point
    
  • 
    changes in subjective well-being assessment at each check-point
    

  Step 7: results are published

  If you would like to share your inputs, suggestions, etc. About this protocol, that would be greatly appreciated! Also, which kind of "n" sample would be advisable for such test? THANKS!

  Frank

  http://www.amareway.org/