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Correlational findings

Study Dunn et al. (2008): study US 2008

Public
18+ aged, general public, USA, 2008
Sample
Respondents
N = 632
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
spending
Our Classification
Distribution
personal M=$1713.91, SD=1895.65; prosocial M=$145.96, SD=306.06
Operationalization
Selfreport on two questions on how much one spends in a typical month on:
A for oneself
  - bills and expenses
  - gifts for themselves
B for others
  - gifts for others
  - donation to charity

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks M-TH-g-sq-v-5-g = SPENDING FOR ONESELF M-TH-g-sq-v-5-g r = +.03 ns M-TH-g-sq-v-5-g Beta = -.02 ns Beta controlled for:
- spending for others M-TH-g-sq-v-5-g Beta = -.04 ns Beta additionally controlled for:
- income M-TH-g-sq-v-5-g = SPENDING FOR OTHERS M-TH-g-sq-v-5-g r = +.11 p < .01 M-TH-g-sq-v-5-g Beta = +.11 p < .01 Beta controlled for:
- spending for one-self M-TH-g-sq-v-5-g Beta = +.10 p < .03 Beta additonally controlled for:
- income