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
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- fulfiment of need to be useful
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- The explanation says:" that is your need to help other people and your contribution to make the world a better place ?"
- Distribution
- N: All:4484; %:1:1,4; 2:6,6; 3:29,2; 4:43,5; 5:19,3
- Operationalization
- Single question:
"How well is your need to be useful fulfilled at present ?"
1: very badly
2: badly
3: neither well nor badly
4: well
5: very well
Observed Relation with Happiness
2: Ms=6.03
3: Ms=7.34
4: Ms=7.80
5: Ms=8.61
2: Ms=5.39
3: Ms=6.95
4: Ms=7.75
5: Ms=8.43
2: Ms=5.69
3: Ms=6.55
4: Ms=7.25
5: Ms=7.93