Steyaert (2009): study NL 2009

Publication

Author(s):

Steyaert, A.

Title:

De Invloed van Online en Ofline Sociale Relaties op ons Leefritme en Geluk. ( The Impact of Online and Offline Social Relations on Life rhythm and Happiness.)

Source:

Leefritme Kennis Centrum, 2009, Netherlands

Investigation

Public

General public, aged 15+, The Netherlands

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Semi-probability sample

Respondents

N = 1286

Non Response

34%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

How happy do you feel at the moment?
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
(Labels not reported)

Classification:

M-FH-m-sq-n-10-a

Author's label:

Happiness

Page in publication:

40

Observed distribution

Frequencies

1: 0%,   2: 0.1%,   3: 0.4%,   4: 1%,   5: 2.6%,   6: 6.3%,   7: 27.4%,   8: 46.6%,   9: 12.5%,   10: 3.2%   (total 100.1%)

Summary Statistics

On original range 1 - 10 On range 0-10

Mean:

7.65 7.38

SD:

1.09 1.21

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Self-perceived intensity of social life Perceived intensity of social contacts Number of friends Current personal contacts Taking initiative in contacts Ability to maintain intimate contacts Time spend on social network sites Social media
Time on internet
Time spend on internet