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Correlational findings

Study Radcliff (2001): study ZZ Developed nations 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, 15 rich nations, 1990
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 2
Sample
Respondents
N = 22500
Non Response
n.a.
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Individualism
Our Classification
Remarks
Data: Scores by Triandis, 1989, 1995, reported in Diener, Diener and Diener, 1995, 856
Operationalization
Expert estimate of individualism of national cultures from 4 to 10

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.09 ns AVERAGE HAPPINESS by INDIVIDUALISM in 15 nations

B controlled for country characteristics:
- GDP
- unemployment rate
- decommodification O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.05 p < .05 INDIVIDUAL HAPPINESS by INDIVIDUALISM in 15 nations

B's controled for:
- country characteristics
  - GDP
  - unemployment
  - average individualism
- individual characteristics
  - marital status
  - gender
  - education
  - age
  - having children
  - appraisal of quality of home life
  - perceived income class
  - unemployment of chief wage earner
  - church attendance

Similar in high and low income groups

B=+.05 denotes 0,05 more points happiness (on scale 1-10) per point more individualsm (on scale 4 to 10)