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Studies

Iisager (1948): study DK 1946

Publication

Author(s):
Iisager, H.
Title:
Factors Contributing to Happiness among Danish College Students.
Source:
The Journal of Social Psychology, 1948, Vol. 28, 237 - 246

Investigation

Public
Adult college students, Denmark, 1946-47
Sample
Respondents
N = 113
Non Response
5%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionnaire completed in class

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Underline  the sentence which comes nearest to the truth:
"I am ..........."
1    almost always unhappy
2    more often unhappy than happy
3    about as often happy as unhappy
4    more often happy then unhappy
5    almost always happy
Classification:
M-TH-g-sq-v-5-a
Author's label:
Happiness in general.

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Perceived sources ofown happiness Perceived sources of one's own happiness Male sex Sexe: male (vs female)