Study Ventegodt (1996): study DK 1993

Public

31-33 aged, Denmark 1993, born in University Hospital in Copenhagen

Sample

Respondents

N = 4611

Non Response

39%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label

view of positive life

Our Classification

Distribution

N:   All:4581;    1:10;   2:60;   3:146;   4:274;   5:453;   6:808;   7:1472;   8:1358

Operationalization

Self report on 21 questions:
a: Do you feel confortable in your body ?
b: Do you accept yourself as your are ?
c::Are you happy most of the time ?
d: Do you find life boring?
e: Do you have negative thoughts about your life several times a day ?
f: Do you often worry ?
g: Do you regret your actions ?
h: Do you often feel lonely ?
i: Do you sometimes think of committing suicide ?
j: Do you think that other people mostly speak well of you ?
k: Do you easily adjust to new situations ?
l: Do you take problems as a challenge ?
m: Do you feel your life is a success?
n: Do your thoughts, words and actions correspond ?
o: Do you feel free to choose what your life is going to be like ?
p: Do you feel happy and look forward to starting a new day when waking up in the morning?
q: Do you blame others for your unhappiness ?
r: Do you forgive others easily ?
s: Do you feel that fate has treated your badly ?
t: Do you feel that your life has meaning ?
u: Do you feel part of a geater unity ?

Rated:
2: yes
1: not sure
0: no

Scores recoded as:
1: 0-3 (negative)
2: 3,5-6
3: 6,5-8
4: 8,5-11
5: 11,5-13
6: 13,5-16
7: 16,5-18
8: 18,5-21(positive)

Observed Relation with Happiness