Diener et al. (1995a): study ZZ East-West pairs 1991
Publication
- Author(s):
- Diener, E.; Shao, L.; Smith, H.L.; Suh, E.M.
- Title:
- National Differences in Reported Subjective Well-Being: Why do They Occur?
- Source:
- Social Indicators Research, 1995, Vol. 34, 7 - 32
Investigation
- Public
- College students, South Korea, Japan, USA, 1991
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive sample
- Respondents
- N = 2711
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
How do you feel about your life as a whole right now.....?
7 delightful
6 very satisfying
5 satisfying
4 mixed
3 dissatisfying
2 very dissatisfying
1 terrible
No opinion
Name: Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale' ( modified version) - Classification:
- O-DT-c-sq-v-7-aa
- Remarks:
- Japan: M=4.09, South Korea: M=4.23, USA: M=5.28
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Considering your life as a whole, would you describe it as....:?
1 very unhappy
2
| unhappy
3
4 an even mixture of unhappiness and happiness
5
| happy
6
7 very happy
no opinion - Classification:
- O-HL-u-sq-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Global happiness
- Remarks:
- Japan: M=4.50, South Korea: M=4.39, USA: M=5.26