Study Diener et al. (2000a): study ZZ World samples 1990
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, 43 nations 1990-1992
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 59169
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Divorced status
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- LSO <25 in the countries: China South Korea Turkey Lithuania Japan India Bulgaria Northern Ireland Poland Ireland Portugal
- Distribution
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Total population:
N: married (+1) =34882 divorced (-1)=2911 - Operationalization
- +1= married
-1= divorced
(coding reversed by us)
Observed Relation with Happiness
M= marr divorced
China 7,50 6,50
Nigeria 6,66 6,85
Turkey 6,52 4,63
Brazil 7,66 7,07
Belarus 5,75 4,32
Estonia 6,22 4,95
Latvia 5,80 5,23
Lithuania 6,05 5,77
Mexico 7,57 6,80
Chile 7.68 7,39
Japan 6,67 5,84
India 6,80 6,36
Argentina 7,43 7,05
Bulgaria 5,16 3,69
Northern Ireland 8,05 6,23
Poland 6,74 5,70
Romania 6,08 5,00
Slovenia 6,38 6,04
Spain 7,34 6,51
South Africa 7,07 6,08
East Germany 6,82 6,27
Hungary 6,13 5,70
Ireland 8,10 5,31
Russia 5,54 4,98
Austria 6,56 6,51
Italy 7,45 6,00
Norway 7,83 6,98
Iceland 8,13 7,11
Czech-Slovakia 6,31 6,10
France 7,07 5,89
Portugal 7,21 6,40
Finland 7,72 7,70
Belgium 7,76 6,53
West Germany 7,41 5,97
Sweden 8,27 7,49
Denmark 8,33 7,11
Switzerland 8,55 7,58
Canada 8,08 6,85
Netherlands 7,90 7,07
Great Britain 7,65 6,99
United States 7,97 7,07
All 7,08 6,24
married divorced
China 6,62 6,80
Nigeria 6,72 5,85
Turkey 5,67 3,91
Brazil 6,26 6,05
Belarus 6,00 4,96
Estonia 5,86 5,14
Latvia 5,95 5,92
Lithuania 5,77 5,08
Mexico 6,47 6,24
Chile 6,15 6,03
Japan 5,41 5,39
India 5,71 5,27
Argentina 6,34 6,07
Bulgaria 5,79 4,95
North.Ireland 6,81 4,84
Poland 6,60 5,67
Romania 5,95 4,78
Slovania 6,69 6,23
Spain 5,81 5,32
South Africa 6,98 6,35
East Germany 6,48 5,48
Hungary 6,07 5,32
Ireland 7,15 5,16
Russia 5,52 4,45
Austria 6,97 6,53
Italy 6,26 5,78
Norway 7,45 6,67
Iceland 7,69 7,03
Czech-Slovak 5,81 5,61
France 6,55 5,36
Portugal 6,39 5,77
Finland 6,18 6,67
Belgium 6,60 5,74
West Germany 6,66 5,69
Sweden 8,19 8,03
Denmark 7,16 6,22
Switzerland 6,18 5,86
Canada 7,55 6,79
Netherlands 6,79 6,30
Britain 6,75 6,13
United States 7,50 6,77
All 6,43 5,76
-gender
-age
The relation between happiness and marital status was not moderated by collectivism of nations (non significant interaction term ß=.01)