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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: C-RA-h-sq-v-7-a

Characteristics

Code:
C-RA-h-sq-v-7-a
Focus:
Contentment: Realization of Aspirations (C-RA)
Time frame:
hitherto (h)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
7

Description

Self report on single question:

So far, I have achieved the most important things I want in life.
1  strongly disagree
2  disagree
3  slightly disagree
4  neither agree, nor disagree
5  slightly agree
6  agree
7  strongly agree

Item in Diener's Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS)

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation Tucker et al. (2006): study ZZ East-West pairs 1999 Students and community members, US and Russia, 1999 N = 277
Mean
= 4.470
 Westaway et al. (2001): study ZA 1996 /1 17-70 aged, South Africa, 199? N = 54
Mean
= 4.500
SD
= 2.000
 Westaway et al. (2001): study ZA 1996 17-70 aged, South Africa, 199? N = 54
Mean
= 4.500
SD
= 2.000
 Oh et al. (2014): study US Michigan 2014 Internet users, Michigan, USA, 2014 N = 339
Mean
= 5.200
SD
= 1.310
 Nemcek et al. (2012): study SK 2010 15+aged, Slovakia, 2010 N = 452
Ganglmair Wooliscroft & Wooliscroft (2019): study AT 2016 Adults, 18+ aged, Austria, 2016 N = 360
Mean
= 5.200
SD
= 0.840
 Liang & Zhu (2015): study CN 2012 Landless peasants, China, 2012 N = 1236
Mean
= 3.470
SD
= 2.150
 Buncamper (2016): study NL 2015 Transgender women with neo-vagina, followed 1 year post surgery, Netherlands, 2011-15 N = 82
Mean
= 5.300
SD
= 1.500
 Checa et al. (2019): study ES 2016 Adults, Spain, 20?? N = 726
Mean
= 3.270
SD
= 1.220
 Bendikova & Nemcek (2016): study SK 2013 Healthy and unhealthy peaple, Slovakia,2013-2014 N = 664
Mean
= 4.800
 Wang et al. (2017): study CN Beijing 2015 15-25 aged students, Anhui and Beijing area, China, 2010 N = 2178
Mean
= 4.180
SD
= 1.540
 Bouman et al. (2016): study NL 2012 Trans women >1 year after vaginoplasty, Netherlands 2012 N = 27
Mean
= 5.700
SD
= 1.300