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Correlational findings

Study Andrews & Withey (1976): study US 1972 /2

Public
18+ aged, general public, USA, Nov 1972
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 1072
Non Response
38%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
using highly structured questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label
Delighted Terrible life
Our Classification
Remarks
Happiness measure type O-DT Asked twice during the interview. The interval was about 8 to 12 minutes. Summation: arithmetic mean. Test-retest correlation: r=+.71.
Operationalization
Selfreport on single question, asked twice in interview:
How do you feel about your life as a whole......?
7  delighted
6  pleased
5  mostly satisfied
4  mixed
3  mostly dissatisfied
2  unhappy
1  terrible

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-DT-u-sqt-v-7-a r = +.71