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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
Satisfaction with social contacts
Our Classification
Distribution
Range:1-10; M:7,27;SD:1,54
Operationalization
Single question:
"How satisfied are you with your social contacts?"
Rated:
1
.
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Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-n-11-j Beta = +.23 p < .01 Beta controlled for:
- time spent on social network sites
- time spent on internet (other)
- time spent on online games
- trust in people
- gender
- age
- employment status
- marital status
- education
- year dummies
O-HL-u-sq-n-11-j Beta = +.21 p < .01 Beta additionally controlled for:
- infrequent contact with family
- infrequent contact with friends
- social loneliness