Study Wolbring et al. (2013): study DE Bayern 2010
- Public
- 18+ aged general public, Munich, Germany, 2010
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 662
- Non Response
- 78%
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Relative income
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Relative income of:
- direct colleagues
- friends
b) relevance of income
c) interaction of a) and b)
Observed Relation with Happiness
stronger among invidivuals who deem relative income more important (beta interaction effect +.21 (.10))
Unaffected by relevance attributed to relative income (beta interaction effect -.07 (ns))
Beta's controlled for:
- household income
- age, age squared
- health
- number of friends
- single
- children
- unemployment
- church attendance
- social trust