Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Nawijn (2011a): study NL 2007

Public: Adults, general public, Netherlands, followed 2 years, 2007-2008
Sample
Respondents: N = 3650
Non Response: 36% drop-out at T2
Assessment: Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Participants completed a questionairre every 3 months

Authors's Label

Vacationing

Our Classification

Remarks

Vacationing measured every 3 months. T1: 1007, T2: 2008 2 year difference

Operationalization

1 vacationing
0 non-vacationing

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

DM = +

vacationers      M = 4.12, SD = 3.03
non-vacationers  M = 3.66, SD = 2.88
- difference        +0.56

ES = .004 p < .001

partial eta squared (initial test: ANOVA)

DM = +

vacationers      M = 3.87 SD = 0.79
non-vacationers  M = 3.83 SD = 0.84
- difference        +0.04