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Studies

Watten et al. (1995): study NO 1990

Publication

Author(s):
Watten, R.G.; Myhrer, T.; Syversen, J.L.
Title:
Quality of Life, Intelligence and Mood.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 1995, Vol. 36, 287 - 299

Investigation

Public
Army recruits, Norway,199?
Sample
Probability simple random sample
Respondents
N = 269
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taken all together, how would you say things are these days?   Would you say that you are....?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
Mean:
1.96 4.80
SD:
0.60 3.00
Full text:
Self report on single question;

Everything considered, how satisfied or dissatisfied would you say you are with your life these days?
1  extremely dissatisfied
2  very dissatisfied
3  pretty dissatisfied
4  both satisfied and dissatisfied (neutral)
5  pretty satisfied
6  very satisfied
7  extremely satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-v-7-d
Author's label:
life satisfaction
Page in publication:
289
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.04 3.40
SD:
1.50 2.50

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Intelligence