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Correlational findings

Study Inglehart et al. (2008): study ZZ 1981

Public
18+ aged, general public, 52 nations, 1981-2007
Sample
Respondents
N = 72000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
(Change in) Sense of free choice
Our Classification
Remarks
Data: World Values Surveys. 52 nations involved in at least two waves between 1981 and 2007, AT LEAST 10 YEARS APART. Cases weighted for number of years between first and last survey; so countries for which the full 26-year time series was available have 2,6 times the weight of countries with a 10-year series. T1 = first survey T2 = last survey
Distribution
Not reported
Operationalization
Self-report on single question:
To what extent do you feel you have free choice and control over your life?
1: not at all
.
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10: a great deal

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-Sum-*-mq-nvt-21-c b = +.15 ns T1-T2 CHANGE in average by T1 Sense of freedom in 59 nations

Change in happiness measured controling T2 by T1
B further controlled for:
-T1 GDP per capita
-T1 democracy
-T1 religiosity
-T1 national pride
-T1 tolerance of outgroups
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.07 p < .05 T2-T1-CHANGE in average happiness by T1-T2 CHANGE in sense of free choice in 41 nations.

Change in happiness and sense of choice measured controling T2 by T1
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-b b = +.04 ns B additionally controlled for T1-T2 CHANGE in
- GDP per capita
- democracy
- religiosity
- national pride
- tolerance of outgroups
(N=42)
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.48 p < .001 T2-T1-CHANGE in average happiness by T1-T2 CHANGE in sense of free choice in 41 nations.

Change in happiness and sense of choice measured controling T2 by T1
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.33 p < .05 B additionally controlled for T1-T2 CHANGE in:
- GDP per capita
- democracy
- religiosity
- national pride
- tolerance of outgroiups
O-Sum-*-mq-nvt-21-c b = +.65 p < .001 T2-T1-CHANGE in average happiness by T1-T2 CHANGE in sense of free choice in 41 nations.

Change in happiness and sense of choice measured controling T2 by T1
O-Sum-*-mq-nvt-21-c b = +.43 p < .05 B additionally controlled for T1-T2 CHANGE in:
- GDP per capita
- democracy
- religiosity
- national pride
- tolerance of outgroups