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Studies

Debats (1996a): study NL 1991

Publication

Author(s):
Debats, D.L.
Title:
Meaning in Life: Clinical Relevance and Predictive Power.
Source:
British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1996, Vol. 35, 503 - 516

Investigation

Public
18-42 aged mental patients,before and after psychotherapy, Netherlands, 199?
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability chunk sample
Respondents
N = 114
Non Response
21%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on 2 questions

A  To what extend do you regard yourself as a happy person?
     4 very happy
     3 happy
     2 doubtful
     1 not that happy
B  How satisfied are you with your present life?
     4 very satisfied
     3 satisfied
     2 doubtful
     1 not that satisfied

Computation; (A+B)/2

name: Happiness Index (Debats 1996)
Classification:
O-Sum-*-mq-v-4-c
Author's label:
Happiness Index (HI)
Page in publication:
table 6
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 0 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.75 -
SD:
1.36 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Sense of fulfilment: Life Regard Index Fulfillment