| Study | Ormel (1980): study NL 1970 |
| Title | Moeite met Leven of een Moeilijk Leven. (Difficulties with Living or a Difficult Life). |
| Source | Konstapel, 1980, Groningen, Netherlands |
| URL | http://www2.eur.nl/fsw/research/veenhoven/Pub1980s/84c-ch3-fulln.pdf |
| Public | 15-60 aged, general public, followed 12 month, The Netherlands, 1967-77 |
| Sample | |
| Non-Response | 18% |
| Respondents N = | 296 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Inclination to answer positively |
| Page in Source | 350 |
| Our classification | Approval seeking, code P05ah |
| Operationalization | 3-item additive index revealing the inclinination to answer positively. Each rated on a 5-point scale. Typical items are: - If someone askes me something personal I reply straightforwardly. - If someone startstalking to you, you have to be as honest as possible - It is a good thing that people say what they really feel. Assessed at T2(1976) |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| A-BB-cw-mq-v-4-c | r=+.01 ns | T2 happiness by T2 yea-saying |
| A-BB-cw-mq-v-4-c | r=+.10 p < .05 | |
| Code | Full Text |
| A-BB-cw-mq-v-4-c | Selfreport on 8 questions: " In the past few weeks did you ever feel.....?" A Pleased about having accomplished something B Upset because someone critized you C Proud because someone complimented you one something you had done D That things are going your way E So restless you couldn't sit long in a chair F Unhappy or depressed G Particularly interested in something H Lonely and remote from other people Response options: 0 not at all 1 sometimes 2 often 3 very often Scoring: a = 0..........d = 3 Summation: Positive Affect Score (PAS): summed scores on A, C, D, G Negative Affect Score (NAS): summed scores on B, E, F, H Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS Name: Bradburn's Affect Balance Scale (variant) |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| r | PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT (Also "Pearson's correlation coefficient' or simply 'correlation coefficient') Type: test statistic. Measurement level: Correlate: metric, Happiness: metric Range: [-1; +1] Meaning: r = 0 « no correlation , r = 1 « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with high happiness values, and r = -1 « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with low happiness values. |