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Correlational findings

Study Becchetti & Pisani (2014): study IT 2010

Public
17-18 aged , secondary school students, Italy, 2010
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 2124
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Gender
Our Classification
Distribution
M = .47; SD = .50
Operationalization
1. males
0. females

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-f OLRC = +.23 p < .01 TYPE OF SCHOOL FIXED EFFECT

OLRC controlled for:
-single parent
-repeated at least one school year
-residence location O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-f OLRC = +.27 p < .01 OLRC additionally controlled for:
-Household economic condition
-houseownership
-mortgage
-current account O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-f OLRC = +.35 p < .01 OLRC additionally controlled for:
-School performance
-final grade in Italian
-final grade in maths
-final grade at middle school O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-f OLRC = +.37 p < .01 OLRC additionally controlled for:
-parental jobs O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-f OLRC = +.38 p < .01 OLRC additionally controlled for:
-Relationship
-trust in family
-friends

With SCHOOL FIXED EFFECTS and CLASS FIXED EFFECT, the results are nearly the same.