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Correlational findings

Study Simoes et al. (2009): study PT 2001

Public
Adolescents, Portugal, 2001-02
Sample
Respondents
N = 6109
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Teachers administered the self-completion of questionnaires in school classroom.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Family financial status
Our Classification
Operationalization
A Family Car:
1:No
2:One
3:Two Or More
B Own Bedroom:
1:No
2:Yes
C Vacations:
1:Not
2:Once
3:Twice,
4:More Than Twice
D Number Of Computers:
1:None
2:1
3:2
4:More Than Two
E Family Financial Means. Family Well Off:
1:Very Well Off
2:Quite Well Off
3=Average
4:Not Very Well Off
5:Not All Well Off

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-4-t Beta = +.10 p < .05 Beta controlled for:
- family
- friends
- psychological symptoms
- school
- class mates
- body satisfaction
- life satisfaction
- teachers
- physical symptoms
- food intake
- physical activity
- risk behaviours
- social competency