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Correlational findings

Study Bjornskov (2014): study ZZ Europe 1975

Public
14+ aged, 29 countries (EU member states and potential members), 1975-2011
Survey name
EU-Eurobarometer combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 2000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Government size
Our Classification
Remarks
Data: Bjornskov et al. 2008b; Dolan et al. 2008
Distribution
M = 7,769 SD = 2,373
Operationalization
not reported

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.84 p < .01 CHANGE AVERAGE happiness, by government size in nations.
B controlled for:
- Happiness 1 year before (to caputure CHANGE)
- Log GDP per capita
- Stable country characteristics
  - Legal quality
  - Social trust
  - Postcommunist
  - Openness economy
  - Investment price
  - Regulations
- Crisis (episodes  in which the year-to-year change in purchasing power adjusted GDP per capita is negative)

Random effects model. Fixed effects: B = -1.10 (.1) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.83 p < .01 B additionally controlled for:
- GDP growth rate (instead of Log GDP per capita)

Random effects model. Fixed effects: B = -0.92 (.1) O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.83 p < .01 No significant change, when B additionally controlled for interaction:
- Growth*crisis O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.83 p < .01 No significant change when B additionally controlled for interation:
- Government size*crisis O-SLL-u-sq-v-4-b b = -.03 ns CHANGE AVERAGE happiness, by interaction variable Government size*crisis in nation.

B controlled for:
- Happiness 1 year before (to caputure CHANGE)
- Government size
- Crisis (episodes  in which the year-to-year change in purchasing power adjusted GDP per capita is negative)

Fixed effects model. Random effects: B = -.04 (ns)