Study Diener et al. (2012): study US 1991

Public

College students, USA, followed 7 weeks 1991-1992

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 222

Non Response

8

Assessment

Diary
Respondents completed end-of-the-day reports each evening for 52 days, in which they reported their satisfaction with the day, the frequency of specific emotions and interest that day, and the amount of physical pleasure they experienced that day.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Purpose in life

Our Classification

Error Estimates

cronbach alpha: 0.76

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Selfreport on 3 questions:
A My personal existence is
   1 utterly meaningless; without purpose
    ;
    7 very purposefull and meaningfull
B  I regard my ability to find purpose or meaning in life as
    1 practically none
    ;
    7 very great
C  I have discovered
     1 no mission or purpose in life
     :
     7 clear-cut goals and satisfying purpose

Observed Relation with Happiness