Singh et al. (2014): study IN 2014

Publication

Author(s):

Singh, K.; Junnarkar, M.; Ruch, W.

Title:

Effects of the demographic Variables and psychometric Properties of the personal Well-being Index for School Children in India.

Source:

Child Indicators Research, 2015, Vol. 3, 571 - 585

Investigation

Public

8-13 aged,school children, India, 2014

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Non-probability purposive sample

Respondents

N = 1301

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

Thinking about your own life and personal circumstances, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
0   completely unsatisfied
1
2
3
4
5  neither unsatisfied nor satisfied
6
7
8
9
10  completely satisfied

First item in Cummins' 'Personal Well-being Scale' (labels used since 2005)

Classification:

O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-cb

Author's label:

Happiness with life as whole

Observed distribution

Summary Statistics

On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

7.95 7.95

SD:

2.02 2.02

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Standard of living Satisfaction with standard of living Personal health Satisfaction with health Achievement in life Successful (vs failure)
Self-perceived ability Personal relationships Satisfaction with friends
Satisfaction with intimate bonds Safety Secure (vs threatened) Part of community Satisfaction with outdoor activities Future security Secure (vs threatened)
Satisfaction with expected life-events Age group Age difference among young people Gender Sex: male (vs female) Type of school School-type Place of residence Rural dwelling (vs urban)