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Correlational findings

Study Bergsma et al. (2011a): study NL 1996

Public
18-65 aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1996-1998
Sample
Respondents
N = 7076
Non Response
T0 non response: 30%; T1 dropout: 21%; T2 dropout:15%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Mental Disorder
Our Classification
Remarks
People without a disorder had no current disorder, but may have had a history of mental disorder
Distribution
0: 5938; 1a : 1138; 1b : 791; c : 208; d : 139
Operationalization
The Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI version 1.1). Administered by trained interviewers

0: no mental disorder
1: any mental disorder
   a: 1 disorder
   b: 2 disorders
   c: 3 or more disorders

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks M-TH-cm-sq-v-6-a DM = - No mental disorder   M = 4.93; CI95 [4.90-4.95]
Any mental Disorder  M = 4.20; CI95 [4.12-4.28]
    Difference          -0.73
M-TH-cm-sq-v-6-a DM = - 1 disorder           M = 4.48; CI95 [4.40-4.57]
2 disorders          M = 3.78; CI95 [3.57-3.98]
3 or more disorders  M = 3.10; CI95 [2.86-3.34]