Study Currie et al. (2004): study ZZ Developed nations 2001

Public

11,13 and 15 aged, school children, 33 countries and regions, 2001

Sample

Respondents

N = 162306

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Specially trained personnel, teachers and school nurses administered the completion of questionnaires in school classrooms.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Peer support

Our Classification

Remarks

15 year olds only (N =50816)

Distribution

not reported

Operationalization

Self report on three questions
A The students in my class(es) enjoy being together.
B Most of the students in my class(es) are kind and helpful.
C Other students accept me as I am.
Response categories were: Strongly agree, Agree, Neither agree nor disagree, Disagree, Strongly disagree.

Recoded as:
3 Positive: agree or strongly agree with all these statments
2 Middle: Do not agree with one of these three statements
1 Negative: Do not agree with at least two of the three statements

Observed Relation with Happiness