Study Chan (2013a): study CN 2008

Public

Schoolteachers, Hongkong, China, 2008

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 143

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Life of engagement

Our Classification

Remarks

Engagement subscale of the 18 item Orientation to Happiness Scale (Peterson et al., 2005)

Distribution

Range 6 - 30, M = 19.64 SD = 3.58

Operationalization

Selfreport on 6 questions: Below are statements that many people would find desirable, but we want you to answer only in terms of whether the statement describes how you actually live your life.
a: Regardless of what I am doing, time passes very quickly
b:
I seek out situations that challenge my skills and abilities
c: Whether at work or play, I am usually ‘‘in a zone’’ and not conscious of myself
d: I am always very absorbed in what I do
e: I am rarely distracted by what is going on around me
f:  In choosing what to do, I always take into account whether I can lose myself in it

Rated:
5 very much like me
4 mostly like me
3 somewhat like me
2 a little like me
1 not like me at all

Observed Relation with Happiness