VanSluijs (2004): study NL 1987
Publication
- Author(s):
- VanSluijs, J.
- Title:
- Effecten van Levenslooptransities op de Tevredenheid van Jong Volwassenen. (Effects of Life course Transition on Satisfaction of Adolescents).
- Source:
- Master thesis, University Tilburg, 2004, Netherlands
Investigation
- Public
- Young adults, followed from age 18 to 30, The Netherlands, 1987-1999
- Sample
- Probability stratified sample
- Respondents
- N = 836
- Non Response
- 36,6% (baseline)
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Face to face interviews, questionnaires, telephone interviews (1999)
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on four questions:
Using the 1-7 scale below, indicate how much each of the following statements applies for you in the last 18 months.
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 applies completely
6 applies
5 applies slightly
4 neither applies nor does not apply
3 slightly not applicable
2 not applicable
1 applies not at all
Computation: A+B+C+D divided by 4
Name: Shortened Diener's Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), last years version
(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:
- M-CO-cy-mq-v-7-b
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction (tevredenheid met leve
- Remarks:
- Not assessed at T2
When 2 or more items were not answered, the result was a missing value for this scale.
Responses to the 4 items were summed and next transformed to range 0-10, using the following procedure:
- 4 points of the sum were substracted to reduce the lowest possible value to 0
- divided by 24 (28 minus highest possible value 4)
- multiplied by 10
All respondents All rounds Ss only
N Mt SD N Mt SD
T1 1750 7,25 1,91 676 7,49 1,83
T3 1256 7,47 1,78 676 7,63 1,69
T4 936 7,49 1,85 676 7,54 1,83
T5 830 7,72 1,71 676 7,76 1,70 - Page in publication:
- 41, 52
- Error estimates:
- Cronbach’s alpha = T1: .80, T3 .86, T34 .89, T5: .86
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- - 7.59
- SD:
- - 1.77