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Correlational findings

Study Campbell et al. (1976): study US 1971

Public
18+ aged, general public, USA, 1971
Sample
Respondents
N = 2164
Non Response
20%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Highly structured, at home

Correlate

Authors's Label
Ways of characterizing life in general
Our Classification
Operationalization
Index of General Affect: 10 opposite adjectives placed at the extremes of a 7-point scale with respondents being asked to check a point on the scale that best represents their description of their present life.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a R² = +.22 Enjoyable vs miserable
 O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a R² = +.21 Full vs empty
 O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a R² = +.19 Rewarding vs disappointing
 O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a R² = +.19 Brings out the best of me vs doesnot give me much chance
 O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a R² = +.18 Interesting vs boring
 O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a R² = +.15 Hopeful vs discouraging
 O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a R² = +.15 Friendly vs lonely
 O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a R² = +.12 Worthwhile vs useless
 O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a R² = +.08 Free vs tied-down
 O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a R² = +.07 Easy vs hard
 O-SLW-c-sq-n-7-a r = +.57