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Correlational findings

Study Conen (2005): study ZZ EU 15 2001

Public
15-64 aged working people, 15 European countries, 2001
Sample
Respondents
N = 7054
Non Response
n.a.
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Friction between actual and desired number of working hours-1
Our Classification
Distribution
less: 65,29 % the same: 27,81 % more: 6,90 %
Operationalization
Difference in response to two questions:
A How many hours do you usually work a week in your job, including overtime? Please do not include meal breaks. If it varies, take the average over the last 4 weeks.
B If you were completely free to choose, how many hours a week would you like to work overall?

a B less than A
b B same as A
c B more than A

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b D% = There is a significant correlation between friction and life satisfaction.