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Study Desousa et al. (2008): study GB Wales 2004

Public: Secundary school children, Wales, UK, 2002
Survey name: INT-HBSC 2005/2006
Sample
Respondents: N = 3882
Non Response
Assessment: Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Pupils completed questionnaire during school lesson with guidance of trained field worker

Correlate

Authors's Label

School policy on alcohol use

Our Classification

Remarks

Data Health Promotion Policy and Practice (HPPP) survey among head teachers or senior staff member of 225 school in Wales. The questionnaire was about ways in which health promotion issues were handled in the school

Distribution

N schools: 3: 30; 2: 16

Operationalization

Rules about pupils drinking alcohol on school premises
3  written policy
2  informal policy
1  no policy

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

C-BW-c-sq-l-11-e

? = +

School policy reduced binge drinking (OR 0.73) and since binge drinking goes with lower happiness (OR 0.83), it is likely to have prevented loss of happiness among pupils.
This effect was not quantified in this study.

School policy did not influence the correlation between happiness and binge drinking as such.