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Correlational findings

Study Abdel-Khalek (2010a): study KW 2004

Public
Students, Kuwait, 2004
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 487
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Completed in class

Correlate

Authors's Label
Happiness
Our Classification
Error Estimates
1 week test-retest reliability: r = +.86
Operationalization
Selfreport on single question: "Generally speaking, how (much) do you feel happy? What score do you give if we put ten for 'extremely happy, zero for extremely unhappy' and five for neither happy nor unhappy'?"
10 extremely happy
9
8
7
6
5  neither happy nor unhappy
4
3
2
1
0  extremely unhappy

Coded M-TH

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-g-sq-n-11-i r = +.79 p < .0001