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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: M-PL-u-sq-n-5-a

Characteristics

Code:
M-PL-u-sq-n-5-a
Focus:
Mixed: Pleasure in Life (M-PL)
Time frame:
time unspecified (u)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
numeric scale (n)
Scale Range:
5

Description

Self report on single question:

I have a lot of pleasure in my life
1 totally disagree
2
3
4
5 totally agree

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Bakker & Landsmeer (1985): study NL 1985 15+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1985 N = 1500
Mean
= 4.078
SD
= 0.813