Study Park et al. (2010): study US 2002

Public

Users of a positive psychology website, United States, 2002-2005

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 731

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
Respondents voluntarily registered on the website, provided demographic information, and completed measures of their choosing. Respondents received immediate feedback about their scores relative to other respondents, and this feature apparently motivated them.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Presence of Meaning

Our Classification

Remarks

Five items taken from Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ; Steger et al., 2006):

Operationalization

Selfreport on 5 questions on presence of meaning in life
a. I understand my life has meaning
b. My life has a clear sense of purpose.
c. I have a good sense of what makes my life meaningful.
d. I have discovered a satisfying life purpose.
e. My life has no clear purpose.
Rated
1; absulutely untrue
.:.
7 absolutely true

Observed Relation with Happiness