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

Life Satisfaction

Our Classification

Remarks

Question e is not a valid measure of happiness

Operationalization

Self report on 5 questions::
a. In most ways my life is close to my ideal.
b. The conditions of my life are excellent:c. I am satisfied with my life
d. So far I have gotten the important things I want in life.
e. If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing.
Rated:
1: fully diasgree
…
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7 fully agree

Observed Relation with Happiness