| Publication |
| Author(s) | Steca, P.; Paciello, M.; Picconi, L. |
| Title | Self-Efficacy Beliefs as Personal Determinants of Subjective Well-Being across Ages. |
| Source | Presentation 2nd European Conference on Positive Psychology, 2004, Pallanza, Italy |
| URL | HTTP://worlddatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl/hap_bib/freetexts/steca_p_2004.pdf |
| Investigation |
| Public | Elementary school students followed 10 years, Italy,199? |
| | Years of data gathering not reportedT1:199?, T2:199?, T3:199?
T1: 3rd grade of elementary school
T2: 5th elementary school
T3: 1st junior high school
T4: 3rd junior high school
T5: Adolescence, mean age=17.43
T6: Adolescence, mean age=19.36 |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Non-probability purposive sample |
| Respondents N = | 306 |
| | T1:306
T5:230
T6:192 |
| Non Response | 76/114 |
| | T2:37.2%
T3:24.8% |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| | T1, T2: Prosocial behavior scale in self report and teacher rating, Emotional instability scale in self report and teacher rating, Physical and verbal aggression scale in self report and teacher rating, and peer nomination relative to popularity and refuse in the class
T3. T4: Prosocial behavior scale in self report, Emotional instability scale in self report, Physical and verbal aggression scale in self report, peer nomination relative to popularity and refuse in the class, academic achievement, social and academic self-efficacy beliefs
T5, T6: Satisfaction with life scale, Rosenberg self-esteem scale, Life-orientation test, and positive and negative affect scale |
| Happiness measure(s) used |