Study Sheldon & Hoon (2006): study ZZ East-West pairs 2001
- Public
- University students, USA and Singapore, 200?
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 533
- Non Response
- 6%
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: paper
!! USA: web-based, Singapore: paper-an-pencil
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Neuroticism
- Our Classification
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- Error Estimates
- α < .75
- Remarks
- Subscale of TIPI (Ten Item Personality Inventory, Gosling et al., 2003), 2 items Subscale of STA (single trait adjectives, Sheldon et al., 1997), 3 items (not reported)
- Distribution
- Neuroticism M = 3.30, SD = 1.07; USA M = 3.34, Singapore M = 3.27
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Selfreport on the extent to which they agree on 5 questions, f.e.
- anxious, easily upset
- calm, emotionally stable
Rated 1 (disagree strongly) to 7 (agree strongly)
Measures of the two different scales were standardized and averaged
Observed Relation with Happiness
Beta controlled for
- Extraversion
- Agreeableness
- Conscienciousness
- Openness
- cultural membership
- gender
- competence need (self rated satisfaction)
- goal progress (Selfreport on sucess at most important personal goals)
- self-esteem
- social support (Selfreport on satisfaction with overall social support)
Beta's controlled for
- gender
- competence need satisfaction
- goal progress
- self-esteem
- social support