Study Jacob & Brinkerhoff (1999): study US 1998

Public

'Back to the landers', USA 1998

Sample

Respondents

N = 565

Non Response

41,8

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Mindfulness

Our Classification

Distribution

% "often" or "very often"
- a sense of wonder 64%
- a feeling of union with nature 75%
- a sense of peace of mind 81%
- a feeling of wholeness 61%
- a feeling of joy 74%
- a feeling of living in the present moment 65%
- a sense of being accepted within the universe 51%

mean 26,78, SD 5,21
N=523

Operationalization

Selfreport on questions about experiencing feelings of
- wonder
- union with nature
- peace of mind
- wholeness
- joy
- living in the present moment
- being accepted within the universe

Rated: 1 (never) to 5 (often)

Observed Relation with Happiness