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Studies

Keyes (1998): study US Wisconsin 1994

Publication

Author(s):
Keyes, C.L.
Title:
Social Well-Being.
Source:
Social Psychology Quarterly, 1998, Vol. 61, 121 - 140

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, Dane County, Wisconsin USA, 1994
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 373
Non Response
37%
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

'….satisfied with global life right now….'
(full question not reported)
4  very satisfied
3  somewhat satisfied
2  a little satisfied
1  not at all satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-m-sq-v-4-a
Author's label:
Global Life Satisfaction
Page in publication:
127
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.40 -
SD:
0.74 -
Full text:
Self report on single question:

Ss were asked to pretend for a moment that their life would end next week end then indicate how happy they felt about the life they been able to live. (Full question not reported)
4  very satisfied
3  somewhat satisfied
2  a little satisfied
1  not at all satisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-h-sq-v-4-a
Author's label:
Global Happiness with Life
Page in publication:
127
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.50 -
SD:
0.67 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Anomie Scale