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Correlational findings

Study Lai et al. (2005): study TW 2000

Public
Elderly living in long-term care settings, Taiwan 2000
Sample
Respondents
N = 465
Non Response
9%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Psychological domain
Our Classification
Error Estimates
Cronbach's alfa 0,78 > 0,70
Remarks
Psychological domain subscale of Taiwan's abbreviated version of the WHOQOL-BREF, questions 5, 6, 7, 11,,19, 26
Distribution
Range 4-20 : Mean=11,20; SD=2,50;  Median=11,33; Mode=12.
Operationalization
Selfreport on 6 questions about psychological matters in the last four weeks:
a. How much do you enjoy life?
b. To what extent do you feel your life to be meaningful?
c. How wll are you able to concentrate?
d. Are you able to accept your bodily appearance?
e. How satisfied are you with yourself?
f. How often do you have negative feelings such as blue mood, despair, anxiety, depression?

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-QOL-cw-sq-v-5-c r = +.33 p < .001