Study Headey & Wearing (1986): study AU AU Victoria 1981
- Public
- 18-65 aged, general public, Victoria, Australia, followed 1981-985
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 942
- Non Response
- 0
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Satisfaction with life-as-a-whole
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Happiness was assessed at 1981, 1983 and 1985
- Operationalization
- Happiness was measured by asking twice in the interview:
"How do you feel about your life as a whole......?"
Scored on a 1-7 DT rating scale, taking the arithmetic mean