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Correlational findings

Study Cheng & Furnham (2003a): study GB London 2003

Public
Students, London, UK, 2003
Sample
Respondents
N = 234
Non Response
0%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire completed in class

Correlate

Authors's Label
Neuroticism
Our Classification
Remarks
Score on Neuroticism-subscale of Eysenck personality scale. Source: Abbreviated Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (1985)
Distribution
                    Mean          SD
males           6.06            3.61
females        7.25            2.96
Operationalization
Self-report on the following questions:
a.Does your mood often go up and down?
b.Do you ever feel ‘just miserable’ for no reason?
c.Are you an irritable person?
d.Are your feelings easily hurt?
e.Do you often feel ‘fed-up’?
f.Would you call yourself a nervous person?
g.Are you a worrier?
h.Would you call yourself tense or ‘highly strung’?
i.Do you worry too long after an embarrassing experience?
j.Do you suffer from ‘nerves’?
h.Do you often feel lonely?
i.Are you often troubled about feelings of guilt?

Rated: yes/no

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa r = -.31 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = -.40 p < .001