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Correlational findings

Study Selim (2008): study TR 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Turkey, 1990-2001
Survey name
INT-World Values Survey, pooled waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 6338
Non Response
not reported
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Trend happiness in Turkey
Our Classification
Operationalization
Happiness assessed in:
- 1990
- 1996
- 2001

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = - 1990: M = 3,08 CI95 [3,03-3,18] SD = 0,75
1996: M = 3,37 CI95 [3,34-3,40] SD = 0,73
2001: M = 3,01 CI95 [2,98-3,04] SD = 0,91 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a OLRC = +.13 p < .10 1990 (compared to 2001) O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a OLRC = +.75 p < .01 1996 (compared to 2001) O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = - Life satisfaction assessed in :
1990 M= 6,389 SD=2,468
1996 M= 6,193 SD=2,527
2001 M= 5,799 SD=2,689 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a OLRC = +.42 p < .01 1990 (compared to 2001) O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a OLRC = +.10 p < .10 1996 (compared to 2001)

OLRC's are controled for:
- gender
- age
- marital status
- number of childeren
- education level
- type of employment
- income scales
- health status
- importance of life domains
- political orientations and trust

OLRC's cannot be interpreted as absolute effect sizes. Relative values denote that individuals were the most happy in 1996 and the least happy in 2001. Comparison is only possible across associations with the same happiness measure.