Study VanEe & VanDijk (2005): study ZZ Western nations 2004

Public:

University students, USA and The Netherlands, 2004

Sample:

Respondents:

N = 361

Non Response:

Assessment:

Questionnaire: paper

Correlate

Authors's label

educational values of the people I know

Our Classification

Operationalization

Please circle in the first column, next to the statement, the extent to which you agree with the statements:

Concerning an education for me it's important:
A To have brilliant professors
B That teachers be especially friendly
C To do good academic work at the university
D That a student who scores high grades not be more appreciated than the average student
E To be the best student in class
F That the choice of major does not depend on gender
G To get better marks than my best friend in school
H That bad results are not a disaster
I That male students are allowed to cry
J To see the highest performing students as a model
K To solve conflicts by means of discussion

Rating: 1= strongly disagree...5= strongly agree
Summation: Average

Observed Relation with Happiness