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Correlational findings

Study Michalos & Kahlke (2010): study CA British Columbia 2005

Public
Adults, British Comumbia, Canada, followed 3 years, 2005-2007
Sample
Respondents
N = 462
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Satisfaction with quality of life
Our Classification
Remarks
Assessed at T1 (2005), T2 (2006) and T3 (2007) Item in ADDQoL (Audit of Diabetes Dependent Quality of Life)
Distribution
Mean: 5,72            SD: 1.04
Average 3 waves, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Operationalization
Selfreport on single question:

In general my present quality of life is:
1  as bad as it could possibly be
2
3
4  neither good nor bad
5
6
7  as good as it could possibly be

Response options labeled as:  +3 (as good as it could possibly be), 0 (neither good nor bad) and -3  (as bad as it could possibly be).

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-QOL-c-sq-v-7-a r = +.63 p < .01 T1 happiness (satisfaction with quality of life) by T3 happiness O-QOL-c-sq-v-7-a r = +.59 p < .01 T1 happiness (satisfaction with quality of life)by T2 happiness O-QOL-c-sq-v-7-a = Similar retest correlations in the three subsamples.