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Studies

Andrén (2019): study ZZ World samples 2018

Publication

Author(s):
Andrén, D.A.
Title:
The Effects of Social Media Use on the Well-Being of Users. The Wonderland of HaikuJAM
Source:
Working Paper, 2019, Nr. 8/2019, School of Business, Orebro University, Sweden

Investigation

Public
Users of a Haiku website, world wide, 2018
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability self-selected
Respondents
N = 552
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

At present, to which extent are you satisfied with your life as a whole?
0  completely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 completely satisfied
Classification:
O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-bc
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Remarks:
The average is at the same level of OECD countries and higher than the average in India where most Jammers live
Page in publication:
section 2.4
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
6.40 6.40
SD:
2.60 2.60
Full text:
Self report on single question:

So far I have achieved life goals that are important for my age
10 completely agree
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0  completely disagree
Classification:
C-RG-h-sq-n-11-a
Author's label:
Achieved goals
Remarks:
Weighted average computed by WDH team from table 3.3.1
Page in publication:
table 3.3.1
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
5.37 -
SD:
- -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Female Sex: male (vs female) Time spend on social networks: HaikuJAM vs others Active cultural participation
Social media
Time on internet
Time spend on internet
Culture
Age Current age (in years) Current school level Intellectual level of school Living arrangement Living alone or not
Living with parents
Lives in India Comparison of non-representative nation samples Employment Current employment status
Involved in schooling or not
Number of social media accounts Social media Number of social media sites visited daily Social media
Time on internet
Combination of Social network sites visited often Social media