| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Diener, E.; Diener, M. |
| Title | Cross-Cultural Correlates of Life Satisfaction and Self-Esteem. |
| Source | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1995, Vol. 68, 653 - 663 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | University students, Jordan, 1991 |
| Survey name | Not available |
| global report on student well-being (study in 31 countries) Michalos 1991. | |
| Sample | Not available |
| Non-probability chunk Sample: questionnaire administered in classroom | |
| Respondents N = | 279 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question: Indicate the feeling you have now, generally speaking, how do you feel about your life...? 1 terrible 2 unhappy 3 mostly dissatisfied 4 mixed (about equally satisfied and dissatisfied) 5 mostly satisfied 6 pleased 7 delighted - 8 neutral (neither satisfied nor dissatisfied) - 9 never thought about it - 10 does not apply to me Scoring: 8, 9 and 10 left out |
| Classification | O-DT-c-sq-v-7-c |
| Author's label | Life satisfaction in general |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 1 - 7 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 4.50 | 5.83 |
| Standard deviation | 1.93 | 1.93 |
| Author's label | Subject Code Finding | Subject description |
| Satisfaction with family | F03ac02 | Satisfaction with family-life |
| Satisfaction with finances | I01af05b | Satisfaction with financial situation |
| Satisfaction with friends | F06ah04 | Satisfaction with friends |
| Satisfaction with self | S02ae01 | Satisfaction with oneself-as-a-person |