Correlational findings | World Database of Happiness

Study Schulz et al. (1985): study AT 1984

Public:: 16+ aged, general public, Austria, 1984
Survey name:: Unnamed study
Sample:
Respondents:: N = 1776
Non Response:
Assessment:: Interview: face-to-face
Highly structured

Correlate

Authors's Label

Satisfaction with social involvement

Our Classification

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Seven item index of direct questions on satisfaction with social involvement during the last 14 days. The summed scores were afterwards divided into 3 strata, i.e. low, medium and high

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

M-AO-c-mq-v-5-a

r = +.34 p < .05

PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT (Also "Pearson's correlation coefficient' or simply 'correlation coefficient')

Type: test statistic.
Measurement level: Correlate: metric, Happiness: metric
Range: [-1; +1]

Meaning:
r = 0  « no correlation ,
r = 1  « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with high happiness values, and
r = -1  « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with low happiness values.

All

M-AO-c-mq-*-*-a

r = +.34 p < .05

PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT (Also "Pearson's correlation coefficient' or simply 'correlation coefficient')

M-AO-c-mq-*-*-a

Beta = +.13 p < .05

STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

Type: test statistic.

Measurement level: Correlates: all metric, Happiness: metric.
Range: [-1 ; +1]

Meaning:
beta > 0  «  a higher correlate level corresponds to a higher happiness rating on average.
beta < 0  «  a higher correlate level corresponds to a higher happiness rating on average.
beta = 0  «   no correlation.
beta = + 1 or -1  «   perfect correlation.

ß controlled for: satisfaction with physical health, material satisfaction, satisfaction with partner, satisfaction with self realisation, satisfaction with work (positive), satisfaction with work (negative), and satisfaction with leisure time.

M-AO-c-mq-v-5-a

Beta = +.08 p < .05

STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

M-AO-c-mq-v-5-a

Beta = *

STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

- with partner, with work

M-AO-c-mq-v-5-a

Beta = *

STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

- with partner, without work

M-AO-c-mq-v-5-a

Beta = -.26

STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

- no partner, with work

M-AO-c-mq-v-5-a

Beta = *

STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

- no partner, without work

M-AO-c-mq-v-5-a

Beta = *

STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

- Age < 25

M-AO-c-mq-v-5-a

Beta = +.14

STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

- Age 26-40

M-AO-c-mq-v-5-a

Beta = +.16

STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

- Age 41-59

M-AO-c-mq-v-5-a

Beta = ns

STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

- Age > 60

M-AO-c-mq-v-5-a

Beta = *

STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

- < 6.000 income in Austrian Shill/month

M-AO-c-mq-v-5-a

Beta = *

STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

- 6.000-10.000

M-AO-c-mq-v-5-a

Beta = +.13

STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

- 10.000-16.000

M-AO-c-mq-v-5-a

Beta = *

STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

- > 16.000

M-AO-c-mq-v-5-a

Beta = +.19

STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

- monotonous work

M-AO-c-mq-v-5-a

Beta = *

STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

- some selfcontrol

M-AO-c-mq-v-5-a

Beta = +.22

STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS)

- much selfcontrol

All ß's controlled for satisfaction in six other domains of life (physical health, partner, income, selfrealization, work, leisure).
*=N too small