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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: O-HL-u-sq-v-3-d

Characteristics

Code:
O-HL-u-sq-v-3-d
Focus:
Overall: Happiness in Life (O-HL)
Time frame:
time unspecified (u)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
3

Description

Self report on single question:

Are you happy?
1  I am not happy
2  I am pretty happy
3  I am very happy

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation Cavalcanti et al. (2009): study ZZ 2005 University students, Brazil and United States, 2005-2006 N = 185
Mean
= 2.149
SD
= 0.483