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Happiness Measures

Measures of Happiness: O-Sum-?-mq-?-7-a

Characteristics

Code:
O-Sum-?-mq-?-7-a
Focus:
Overall: Summed overall appraisals (O-Sum)
Time frame:
time frame not reported* (?)
Mode:
multiple questions (mq)
Scale Type:
scale not reported (?)
Scale Range:
7

Description

Self report on 2 questions

A Happiness
B Life-satisfaction

Texts not reported

Summation: A+B

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Cheng & Chan (2006): study HK 2000 60+ aged, Hong Kong, 2000 N = 1616
Mean
= 3.440
SD
= 0.740
Wagner et al. (1984): study XZ Germany West 1983 Female university students, Mannheim Germany, 1983 N = 33