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Studies

Bergman (2009): study NL 2006

Publication

Author(s):
Bergman, K.
Title:
Kinsey Revisited: Relatie tussen Seksualiteit en Geluk.(Kinsey Revisited: Relation between Sexuality and Happiness.)
Source:
Bachelor Thesis, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Sociology, 2009, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Investigation

Public
19-69 aged heterosexuals, the Netherlands, 2006.
Sample
Probability cluster sample
Respondents
N = 2591
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

During the past 4 weeks….. Have you been a happy person?
6  all of the time
5  most of the time
4  a good bit of the time
3  some of the time
2  a little of the time
1  none of the time

Item MH5 in SF-36 (Medical Outcome Study 36 item Short Form)
Classification:
M-TH-cm-sq-v-6-a
Author's label:
Geluk (Happiness)
Remarks:
Singles   M = 3,96 (SD = 1,3),   Marrieds  M = 4,47 (SD = 1,14)
Page in publication:
21
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 6 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.22 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding number of sexual partners