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Studies

Simoes et al. (2009): study PT 2001

Publication

Author(s):
Simoes, C.; Batista-Foguet, J.M.; DeMatos, M.G.
Title:
Personal and Social Features in Adolescent's Health.
Source:
Freire, T.;Ed.: "Understanding Positive Life Research and Practice on Positive Psychology", Climepsi, 2009, Lisboa, Portugal, 105 - 116

Investigation

Public
Adolescents, Portugal, 2001-02
Sample
Probability cluster sample
Respondents
N = 6109
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Teachers administered the self-completion of questionnaires in school classroom.

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Here is a picture of a ladder. The top of the ladder '10' represents the best possible life for you and the bottom '0' is the worst possible life for you. In general , where on the ladder do you feel you stand at the moment? Tick the box next to the number that best describes where you stand
10 best possible
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 worst possible life
Classification:
C-BW-c-sq-l-11-e
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Remarks:
93,3% scored 6-10, 30,3 % scored 9 or 10, 6,1 % scored 0-5, 1 % scored 0 or 1
Page in publication:
108,110
Full text:
Self report on single question:

In general, how do you feel about your present life?
4  I feel very happy
3  I feel happy
2  I feel not very happy
1  I feel unhappy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-4-t
Author's label:
Happiness
Page in publication:
108, 109
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 3.1%,   2: 14%,   3: 29.4%,   4: 53.6%   (total 100.1%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 0 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.33 7.69
SD:
0.83 2.03

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Health