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Correlational findings

Study Arampatzi et al. (2018): study NL 2012

Public
15-44 aged, internet users, The Netherlands, 2012-2013
Survey name
NL-LISS 2012-2013
Sample
Respondents
N = 1944
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Time per week spent on social network sites
Our Classification
Operationalization
Time spent on social network sites (x10h)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-n-11-j r = -.12 p < .05 O-HL-u-sq-n-11-j Beta = -.02 ns Beta controlled for:
- time spent on internet (other)
- time spent on online games
- trust in people
- gender
- age
- employment status
- marital status
- education
- year dummies

Beta not significantly affected by additional control for:
- infrequent contact with friends
- infrequent contact with family
- satisfaction with social contacts
- social loneliness