| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Singh, K.; Junnarkar, M.; Ruch, W. |
| Title | Effects of the demographic Variables and psychometric Properties of the personal Well-being Index for School Children in India. |
| Source | Child Indicators Research, 2015, Vol. 3, 571 - 585 |
| URL | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12187-014-9264-4#/page-1 |
| DOI | DOI:101007/s12187-014-9264-4 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | 8-13 aged,school children, India, 2014 |
| Survey name | Unnamed study |
| Sample | Non-probability purposive sample |
| Respondents N = | 1301 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question: Thinking about your own life and personal circumstances, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole? 0 completely unsatisfied 1 2 3 4 5 neither unsatisfied nor satisfied 6 7 8 9 10 completely satisfied First item in Cummins' 'Personal Well-being Scale' (labels used since 2005) |
| Classification | O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-cb |
| Author's label | Happiness with life as whole |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 0 - 10 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 7.95 | |
| Standard deviation | 2.02 |
| Author's label | Subject Code Finding | Subject description |
| Achievement in life | S02ab01 | Self-perceived ability |
| Achievement in life | L04ac01p | Successful (vs failure), also classified as above ↑ |
| Age group | A04ab02 | Age difference among young people |
| Future security | L06ac01a | Satisfaction with expected life-events |
| Future security | L04ac01o | Secure (vs threatened), also classified as above ↑ |
| Gender | G01aa | Sex (male vs female) |
| Part of community | A02ad04f | Satisfaction with outdoor activities |
| Personal health | H14af04 | Satisfaction with health |
| Personal relationships | F06ah04 | Satisfaction with friends |
| Personal relationships | I07af02 | Satisfaction with intimacy, also classified as above ↑ |
| Place of residence | L13ab02b | Rural vs urban dwelling |
| Safety | L04ac01o | Secure (vs threatened) |
| Standard of living | I01af05e | Satisfaction with standard of living |
| Type of school | S01ad02 | School-type |