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Zubieta et al. (2012): study AR Buenos Aires 2007

Publication

Author(s):
Zubieta, E.; Fernandez, O.; Muratori, M.
Title:
Bienestar Subjetivo y psicosocial: Explorando Diferencias de Género (Subjective and Psychosocial Well-Being: Exploring Gender Differences).
Source:
Salud & Sociedad, 2012, Vol. 3, 66 - 76

Investigation

Public
University students, Argentina, 200?
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability chunk sample
Respondents
N = 696
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

In most ways my life is close to ideal
1  strongly disagree
2  disagree
3  slightly disagree
4  neither agree, nor disagree
5  slightly agree
6  agree
7  strongly agree

Item in Diener's Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS)
Classification:
C-CI-u-sq-v-7-a
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.05 -
SD:
- -
Full text:
Self report on single question:

The conditions of my life are excellent
1  strongly disagree
2  disagree
3  slightly disagree
4  neither agree, nor disagree
5  slightly agree
6  agree
7  strongly agree

Item in Diener's Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS)
Classification:
O-SLC-u-sq-v-7-a
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.80 -
SD:
- -
Full text:
Self report on single question:

I am satisfied with my life.
1  strongly disagree
2  disagree
3  slightly disagree
4  neither agree, nor disagree
5  slightly agree
6  agree
7  strongly agree

Item in Diener's Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS)
Classification:
O-SLu-u-sq-v-7-a
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.32 -
SD:
- -
Full text:
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    neutral  (not particularly happy or unhappy)
4    slightly unhappy (just a bit below neutral)
3   mildly unhappy (just a bit low)
2    pretty unhappy (somewhat "blue", spirits down)
1    very unhappy ( depressed, spirits very low)
0    extremely unhappy (utterly depressed, completely down)

Name: Fordyce's overall happiness item, 11 step version
Classification:
M-FH-g-sq-v-11-a
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 11 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.01 -
SD:
- -
Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
4  very happy
3  rather happy
2  not too happy
1  not at all happy.
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-ac
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.18 -
SD:
- -
Full text:
Self report on single question:

How satisfied are you with your life in general?
1  very dissatisfied
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 very satisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-g-sq-n-10-a
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.80 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding gender