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Correlational findings

Study Bartels & Boomsma (2009): study NL 2005

Public
12+aged, mono- and dizygotic twins and their non-twin sibblings, The Netherlands, 2005-2007
Sample
Respondents
N = 4052
Non Response
43,9
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label
Satisfaction with life
Our Classification
Remarks
Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener et al., 1985)
Distribution
grand mean = 28.3 (mean of means of the subsamples)
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Selfreport on 5 questions:
- In most ways my life is close to my ideal.
- The conditions of my life are excellent.
- I am satisfied with life.
- So far I have gotten the important things I want in life.
- If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing.

Rated on 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-g-sq-l-10-a r = +.62 females C-BW-g-sq-l-10-a r = +.52 males C-BW-m-sq-l-10-a r = +.45 females C-BW-m-sq-l-10-a r = +.35 males