Scope:
- Measures that have passed a test for fit with the concept of happiness as the subjective enjoyment of one’s life as a whole, mostly single questions.
Features
- Full description of all acceptable measures, about 1400 variants
- Detailed classification by 1) focus, 2) time reference, 3) observation, 4) rating scale
- Links to research findings obtained using these measures in empirical studies.
Several measures in this collection have been used in studies of which the findings have not yet been entered.
Uses:
- Orientation on available measures
- Selection of measures used in specific publics
- Study of method factors in research results
Go to:
- Introductory text to this collection of Happiness Measures
- How to search in this collection
- Examples of Happiness Measures
- Search screen of this collection of happiness Measures
Cite as:
Veenhoven, R (201?)
Measures of Happiness
World Database of Happiness, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Assessed on (date) at https://worlddatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl/search-the-database/happiness-measures/