Oh et al. (2014): study US Michigan 2014
Publication
- Author(s):
- Oh, H.J.; LaRose, R.; Ozkaya, E.
- Title:
- How Does Online Social Networking Enhance Life Satisfaction? The Relationships among Online Supportive Interaction, Affect, Perceived Social Support, Sense of Community, and Life Satisfaction
- Source:
- Computers in Human Behavior, 2014, Vol. 30, 69 - 78
Investigation
- Public
- Internet users, Michigan, USA, 2014
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability snowball sample
- Respondents
- N = 339
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Diary
Respondents were given a diary survey booklet and asked to record their first session of SNS use each evening over a 5-day period(Sunday-Thursday). The title page of the booklet included a brief introduction about the study including the purpose of the survey and general instructions for keeping the diary. The second page then contained questions about participants’ general SNS use and detailed instructions on how to respond to the questions about their SNS use and feelings after their SNS session on each day.
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on four questions:
Using the 1-7 scale below, indicate your agreement with each of the items by placing the appropriate number on the line preceding that item. Please be open and honest in your responding.
A In most ways my life is close to ideal
B The conditions of my life are excellent
C I am satisfied with my life
D So far, I have gotten the important things I want in life
Answers rated:
7 strongly agree
6 agree
5 slightly agree
4 neither agree nor disagree
3 slightly disagree
2 disagree
1 strongly disagree
Computation: A+B+C+D
Name: Shortened Diener's Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS-4)
(In the original scale item 5 reads: 'If I could live my life over, I would change nothing'. This item is left out in this selection because a positive answer to this question does not necessarily mean that the respondent doesn't like the life he/she actually lives.) - Classification:
- O-Sum-u-mq-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 73
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 4 - 28 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.22 7.03
- SD:
- 1.02 1.70
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
So far, I have achieved the most important things I want in life.
1 strongly disagree
2 disagree
3 slightly disagree
4 neither agree, nor disagree
5 slightly agree
6 agree
7 strongly agree
Item in Diener's Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) - Classification:
- C-RA-h-sq-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 73
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.20 7.00
- SD:
- 1.31 2.18
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
In most ways my life is close to ideal
1 strongly disagree
2 disagree
3 slightly disagree
4 neither agree, nor disagree
5 slightly agree
6 agree
7 strongly agree
Item in Diener's Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) - Classification:
- C-CI-u-sq-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 73
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.03 6.72
- SD:
- 1.17 1.95
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
The conditions of my life are excellent
1 strongly disagree
2 disagree
3 slightly disagree
4 neither agree, nor disagree
5 slightly agree
6 agree
7 strongly agree
Item in Diener's Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) - Classification:
- O-SLC-u-sq-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 73
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.16 6.93
- SD:
- 1.23 2.05