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Correlational findings

Study DeHart et al. (2022): study NL 2020

Public
16+ aged, general public, Netherlands 2020
Survey name
NL-Geloof en Zingeving (Belief and Meaning survey)
Sample
Respondents
N = 4245
Non Response
23%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)
integrated in LISS panel 2020

Correlate

Authors's Label
Interest in meaning of life
Our Classification
Remarks
Reverse coded to fit
Distribution
3: 20%; 2: 31%; 1: 43%
Operationalization
Self report on question:
The meaning of life is a subject that does not interest me very much (reverse coded)
Rated
3  yes, applies to me:
2  applies partly to me, partly not
1  no, does not apply to me

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-n-11-c DM = + Yes, applies to me          M = 7.47  SD = 1.43
Applies partly, partly not  M = 7.47  SD = 1.31
No, does not apply to me    M = 7.60  SD = 1.30
- difference yes-no            -0.13
O-HL-u-sq-n-11-c r = +.04 p < .007