Brkljacic et al. (2018): study HR 2013
Publication
- Author(s):
- Brkljacic, T.; Majetic, F.; Wertag, A.
- Title:
- I'm Always Online: Well-Being and Main Sources of Life Dis/Satisfaction of Heavy Internet Users.
- Source:
- Bahadir Bozoglan, "Psychological, Social and Cultural Aspects of Internet Addiction", 2018, IGI Global, Hershey PA, USA, 72 - 88
Investigation
- Public
- 18-32 aged, students, Zagreb, Croatia, 201?
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Non-probability chunk sample
- Respondents
- N = 500
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Participants were divided into 3 groups: 1 light internet users (<3 hrs/day on internet; N=100; 20%); 2 Moderate users (3-9 hrs/day; N=286; 57,2%); 3 Heavy users (>=9 hrs/day; N=114; 22,8%)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Use the list below to answer the following question: IN GENERAL, HOW HAPPY OR UNHAPPY DO YOU USUALLY FEEL? Check the one statement that best describes your average happiness.
10 extremely happy (feeling ecstatic, joyous, fantastic!)
9 very happy (feeling really good and elated!)
8 pretty happy (spirits high, feeling good)
7 mildly happy (feeling fairly good and somewhat cheerful)
6 slightly happy ( just a bit above neutral)
5 slightly unhappy (just a bit below neutral)
4 mildly unhappy (just a bit low)
3 pretty unhappy (somewhat "blue", spirits down)
2 very unhappy ( depressed, spirits very low)
1 extremely unhappy (utterly depressed, completely down)
Name: Fordyce's overall happiness item. - Classification:
- M-FH-g-sq-v-10-a
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Page in publication:
- 77
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.50 7.22
- SD:
- 1.96 2.18
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1 extremely dissatisfied
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9
10 extremely satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-af
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Page in publication:
- 77-78
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.70 7.44
- SD:
- 1.92 2.13