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Studies

Loewe et al. (2014a): study CL 2013

Publication

Author(s):
Loewe, N.; Araya-Castillo, L.; Bagherzadeh, M.
Title:
Life Domain Satisfactions as Predictors of Overall Life Satisfaction Among Workers: Evidence from Chile.
Source:
Social Indicators Research, 2014, Vol. 118, 71 - 86

Investigation

Public
Employed, 18-74, Chile, 2013
Sample
Probability area sample
Respondents
N = 530
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

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  neither agree nor disagree
4  agree
5  strongly agree

Item in Diener's Satisfaction with life Scale (SWLS)
Adjusted rating scale: 5-step verbal instead of 7-step numerical
Classification:
C-CI-u-sq-v-5-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Remarks:
Measure is part of Diener's SWLS
Page in publication:
77
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.46 -
SD:
0.84 -
Full text:
Self report on single question:

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

Item in Diener's Satisfaction with life Scale (SWLS)
Adjusted rating scale; 5-step verbal instead of 7-step numerical
Classification:
O-SLC-u-sq-v-5-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Remarks:
Measure is part of Diener's SWLS
Page in publication:
77
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.24 0.89
SD:
- -
Full text:
Self report on single question:

On the whole, are you…?
5  fully satisfied
4  not fully satisfied but generally
3  neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
2  still dissatisfied
1  extremely dissatisfied
Classification:
O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Remarks:
Measure is part of Diener's SWLS
Page in publication:
77
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.73 -
SD:
0.77 -
Full text:
Self report on single question:

So far I have gotten the important things I want from life
1  disagree a lot
2  disagree a little
3  do not agree or disagree
4  agree a little
5  agree a lot

Item in Satisfaction With Life Scale for Children (SWLS-C)
Classification:
C-RA-h-sq-v-5-a
Author's label:
Life satisfaction
Remarks:
Measure is part of Diener's SWLS
Page in publication:
77
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.69 0.82
SD:
- -