VanEe & VanDijk (2005): study ZZ Western nations 2004
Publication
- Author(s):
- VanEe, M.; VanDijk, J.
- Title:
- The Influences on Happiness: A Research on Happiness among Students in Utrecht and St. Louis.
- Source:
- Thesis, University of Utrecht. 2005, Netherlands
Investigation
- Public
- University students, USA and The Netherlands, 2004
- Sample
- Non-probability accidental sample
- Respondents
- N = 361
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days?
1 dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a
- Author's label:
- contentment
- Page in publication:
- appendix
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0%, 2: 0.3%, 3: 0.8%, 4: 1.1%, 5: 2.5%, 6: 5.9%, 7: 17%, 8: 42.5%, 9: 23.5%, 10: 6.2% (total 99.8%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 7.89 7.66
- SD:
- 1.26 1.40
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
4 very happy
3 quite happy
2 not very happy
1 not at all happy. - Classification:
- O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a
- Author's label:
- hapiness
- Page in publication:
- Appendix
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0.3%, 2: 5.02%, 3: 59.5%, 4: 35.2% (total 100.02%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.30 7.74
- SD:
- 0.57 1.41
- Full text:
-
Self report on 10 questions:
During the past few weeks, did you ever feel ....? (yes/no)
A Particularly excited or interested in something?
B So restless that you couldn't sit long in a chair?
C Proud because someone complimented you on something
you had done?
D Very lonely or remote from other people?
E Pleased about having accomplished something?
F Bored?
G On top of the world?
H Depressed or very unhappy?
I That things were going your way?
J Upset because someone criticized you?
Answer options and scoring:
yes = 1
no = 0
Summation:
-Positive Affect Score (PAS): A+C+E+G+I
-Negative Affect Score (NAS): B+D+F+H+J
-Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS
Possible range: -5 to +5
Name: Bradburn's 'Affect Balance Scale' (standard version) - Classification:
- A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a
- Author's label:
- affect balance
- Remarks:
- -4 = 0.3%
-3 = 2%
-2 = 3.4%
-1 = 6.5 %
0 = 13.6%
1 = 16.1%
2 = 22.7%
3 = 18.7%
4 = 12.7%
5 = 4.0% - Page in publication:
- appendix
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.69 6.69
- SD:
- - -