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Diener (2002): study PT 2001

Publication

Author(s):
Diener, E.
Title:
Happiness in International College Student Data (ICSD)
Source:
Personal communication

Investigation

Public
Students, Portugal, 2001
Survey name
INT-ISSW 1995
Sample
Non-probability chunk sample
Respondents
N = 139
Non Response
0
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on four questions:

Using the 1-7 scale below, indicate your agreement with each of the items by placing the appropriate number on the line preceding that item. Please be open and honest in your responding.
A  In most ways my life is close to ideal
B  The conditions of my life are excellent
C  I am satisfied with my life
D  So far, I have gotten the important things I want in life

Answers rated:
7  strongly agree
6  agree
5  slightly agree
4  neither agree nor disagree
3  slightly disagree
2  disagree
1  strongly disagree

Computation: A+B+C+D

Name: Shortened Diener's Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS-4)
(In the original scale item 5 reads: 'If I could live my life over, I would change nothing'. This item is left out in this selection because a positive answer to this question does not necessarily mean that the respondent doesn't like the life he/she actually lives.)
Classification:
O-Sum-u-mq-v-7-a
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 4 - 28 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.79 6.32
SD:
1.15 1.92