Study Rae & Lonborg (2015): study US Washington 2014

Public

18+ aged undergraduate students, Facebook users, Seattle, USA, 2014

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 119

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Once registered fort he study, potential participants were redirected to the online survey service Qualtrics where they were presented with the IRB approved information sheet that contained the contac tinformation of both authors, study information, and participant rights as well as the survey items for this study. Prior to completing any study materials,all participants indicated that they understood the risks and wished to participate in the research. Participation wa sanonymous; as such, no identifying information was collected and credit was automatically awarded at the completion of the survey. Course credit was awarded for participation.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Number of Facebook friends

Our Classification

Remarks

Reasons given for using Facebook: a To keep in touch with old friends b To keep in touch with current friends c To locate old friends Rating: 7 Definitely applies to me. . . 1 Does not apply at all to me

Distribution

M=7.12; SD=2.02

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Number of Facebook friends:
9 >400
.
.
1 <10

Observed Relation with Happiness