Study Seidlitz & Diener (1993): study US 1988 /2
- Public
- Psychology students, selected for earlier happiness, followed 11 month, USA, 198?-8?
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 54
- Non Response
- Drop-out: T0-T1: 28%, T1-T2: 41%
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire completed in class
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Satisfaction with life
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Diener's 5-item SWLS, items scored on a
7 point scale.
1. In most ways my life is close to
ideal.
2. The conditions of my life are
excellent.
3. I am satisfied with my life.
4. So far I have gotten the important
things I want in life.
5. If I could live my life over, I
would change almost nothing.
Answer categories:
1. strongly disagree
2. disagree
3. slightly disagree
4. neither agree nor disagree
5. slightly agree
6. agree
7. strongly agree
Assessed at T1 and T2
(11 month interval)