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Studies

Boerefijn & Bergsma (2011): study NL 2009

Publication

Author(s):
Boerefijn, J.; Bergsma, A.
Title:
Geluksles verbetert Schoolprestaties. (Happiness Training adds to School Performance).
Source:
Tijdschrift voor Orthopedagogiek, 2011, Vol. 50, 110 - 121

Investigation

Public
Students of a happiness course and controls, Netherlands 2009
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability chunk sample
Respondents
N = 631
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

How happy have you felt in the past month?
1  low happiness
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 high happiness

Preceded by the question 'How happy are you today?'
Classification:
M-FH-cm-sq-n-10-b
Author's label:
happiness
Remarks:
T1 distribution computed by WDH team
Page in publication:
table 3.1
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.27 -
SD:
1.83 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Happiness lessons