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Correlational findings

Study Ovaska & Takashima (2006): study ZZ 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, 68 nations, 1990-2001.
Sample
Respondents
N = 120000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
GDP growth
Our Classification
Remarks
Source: The World Bank, World Development Indicators (WDI).
Distribution
M = 1,02; SD = 3,14; Range: -9,38 - +8,47.
Operationalization
%GDP-growth per year, averaged data for the 1990s.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a b = +.02 p < .01 Average happiness by GDP-growth in 68 nations

B controlled for:(step 1)
-GDP per capita
-Economic freedom
-Political freedom
-Life expectancy
-Government size
-Asia (dummy) O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a b = +.01 ns B addionally controlled for: (step 2)
-Educational attainment
-Female labor participation
-Unemployment rate
-Inflation rate O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a b = +.02 p < .10 B addionally controlled for: (step 3)
-GDP per capita of neighbors
-Export
-Import
-Christianity (dummy)
-Islam (dummy)
-Population aging. O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.16 p < .01 Average life-satisfaction by GDP-growth in 68 nations.

B controlled for:(step 1)
-GDP per capita
-Economic freedom
-Political freedom
-Life expectancy
-Government size
-Asia (dummy) O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.11 p < .01 B addionally controlled for: (step 2)
-Educational attainment
-Female labor participation
-Unemployment rate
-Inflation rate O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.14 p < .01 B addionally controlled for: (step 3)
-GDP per capita of neighbors
-Export
-Import
-Christianity (dummy)
-Islam (dummy)
-Population aging