print

Correlational findings

Study OECD (2019a): study ZZ 2018

Public
15-years-old highschool pupils, multiple countries, 2018
Survey name
IN-PISA 2018
Sample
Respondents
N = 493202
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
in some countries paper questionnaires were used

Correlate

Authors's Label
Meaning in life
Our Classification
Error Estimates
Cronbach's Alpha = 0.85
Remarks
Calculations in SPSS database, downloaded from OECD website in January 2022
Distribution
Mean = 8.62; SD 2.19
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Self report on three questions:
a) My life has a clear meaning or purpose.
b) I have discovered a satisfactory meaning in life.
c) I have a clear sense of what gives meaning to my life.
Rated:
1: strongly disagree
2: disagree
3: agree
4: strongly agree

Scores summed to a scale with range 3-12

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-b r = +.39 p < .000 Boys                        r = +.36   
Girls                       r = +.43
A-AB-g-mq-v-4-a r = +.39 p < .000 Boys                        r = +.36
Girls                       r = +.42