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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
O-Sum-*-mq-v-3-b
Focus:
Overall: Summed overall appraisals (O-Sum)
Time frame:
various time frames (*)
Mode:
multiple questions (mq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
3

Description

Self report on 2 questions:

A  Taking all together, how happy would you say you are with your life?
    3  very happy
    2  happy
    1  not too happy
B  In general, how satisfying do you find the way you are spending your life these days?
     3  very satisfying
     2  satisfying
     1  not too satisfying

Computation: (A+B)/2

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Lambert et al. (2010a): study US 2009 Working population, USA, 2009 N = 160
Mean
= 4.300
SD
= 1.130