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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven (1999): study ZZ 1990

Public
Adults, general public, 48 nations, around 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 75000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Individualism (toal-estimate by experts)
Our Classification
Remarks
Data: Cited in Diener, E. et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1995, vol 69, pp 851-864
Operationalization
Expert rating of individualism in nations (Harry Triandis)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks Y-LH-l-sq-nt-100-a = Happy life years by individualism in 38 nations O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.60 Average happiness by individualism in 48 nations Y-LH-l-sq-nt-100-a r = +.02 Happy life years by individualism in 22 poor nations Y-LH-l-sq-nt-100-a r = +.45 Happy life years by individualism in 22 poor nations