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Correlational findings

Study Muffels et al. (2012): study ZZ Europe 2008

Public
18+ aged general public, 47 countries, 2008
Survey name
EU-EVS
Sample
Respondents
N = 67216
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Social Participation
Our Classification
Operationalization
Self reported membership in social groups

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a OPRC = +.04 p < .01 INDIVIDUAL happiness by INDIVIDUAL memberships

OPRCs controlled for (model 14):
- Personal characteristics
  - age, age squared, age cubed
  - employment status
  - bad health
  - gender
  - marital status
  - number of children
  - death of a child event
  - religion
  - education
  - church attendence
- Nation characteristics
  - unemployment rate
  - GDP annual growth rate
  - value climate
    - social values
    - modernization values
  - modernity (HDI)
  - income inequality (GINI)
  - macro level interactions
    - social values*HDI
    - modernization values*HDI
    - social values*GINI
    - modernization values*GINI