| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Suh, E.M.; Diener, E.; Oishi, S.; Triandis, H.C. |
| Title | The Shifting Basis of Life Satisfaction Judgments across Cultures: Emotions versus Norms. |
| Source | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1998, Vol. 74, 482 - 493 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | College students, 40 countries, 1995-1996 |
| Argentina; Austria; Australia; Bahrain; Brazil; China; Columbia; Denmark; Egypt; Estonia; Finland; Germany; Ghana; Greece; Guam; Hong Kong; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Italy; Japan; Lithuania; Nepal; Netherlands; Nigeria: Norway; Pakistan; Portugal; Peru; Puerto Rico; Singapore; Slovenia; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Taiwan; Thailand; Turkey; USA; Zimbabwe. | |
| 1995-1996 | |
| Survey name | Not available |
| International College Student Study | |
| Sample | Probability sample (unspecified) |
| Respondents N = | 6780 |
| Non Response | 2.34 |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| General remarks | The International College Student Data (ICSD), collected in collaboration with international colleagues from 41 nations forms the basis for this study. |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on 8 questions: Using the scale below, indicate how often you feel each of the emotions below. Put a number from 1 to 7 to accurately reflect how much of the time when you are awake you feel that emotion. How much of the time during the PAST MONTH have you felt each emotion? A fear B affection C anger D joy E sadness F guilt G contentment H pride 1 never 2 slight amount (rare) 3 some of the time 4 about half the time 5 much of the time 6 almost always 7 always Computation: (A+C+E+F)-(B+D+G+H) Name: Diener's 'Affect Balance |
| Classification | A-BD2-cm-mq-v-7-a |
| Author's label | individual's emotional experience |
| Page in publication | 486 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question: Considering everything, how satisfied are you with your life as whole.....? 7 completely satisfied 6 satisfied 5 mostly satisfied 4 satisfied/dissatisfied 3 dissatisfied 2 very dissatisfied 1 completely dissatisfied |
| Classification | O-SLW-u-sq-v-7-a |
| Author's label | life satisfaction |
| Page in publication | 487 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| emotional experience | show | O-SL by A-AB |