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Correlational findings

Study Dysinger (1937): study US 1935

Public
Students and staff members, university, USA, 193?
Sample
Respondents
N = 16
Non Response
38% incomplete information
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Lowly structured

Correlate

Authors's Label
Physical condition
Our Classification
Operationalization
Repeated direct question rated on an open graphic scale ranging from 'poor' to 'excellent'.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-ARE-mp-sqr-ol-7-a r = + Both the scale for physical condition and the one measuring hedonic level were marked 2 times a day for periods ranging from 18 - 64 days.

Individual correlations vary from -.36 to +.74.
Of the 16 correlations only 1 is negative and 10 of the remaining 15 are significant.