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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-HL-?-sq-n-11-a
Focus:
Overall: Happiness in Life (O-HL)
Time frame:
time frame not reported* (?)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
numeric scale (n)
Scale Range:
11

Description

Self report on single question:


"overall happiness.."(full question not reported
10 my life is very happy
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0  my life is very unhappy

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Koo & Yee (2016): study KR 2014 18+ aged, general public, South Korea, 2014-2018 N = 2000
Quinta (2011): study CN 2010 18+ aged, general public, Macau, China, 2010 N = 996
Mean
= 7.023
SD
= 1.960
Rees et al. (2010): study GB 2010 Children aged 8-15, England, 2010 N = 2000
Mean
= 7.800
Schiff & Bargal (2000): study IL 1995 Participants of self-help and support groups, Jerusalem, Israel, 199? N = 90
VanDongen & DeGraaf (2012): study NL 2012 /1 Medical doctors and students, The Netherlands, 2012 N = 401
Mean
= 7.600
Ward et al. (2016): study NZ 2014 Basic school children, followed 7 days, New Zealand, 2014 N = 112