| Study | Diener et al. (1995b): study US 1993 |
| Title | Physical Attractiveness and Subjective Well-Being. |
| Source | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1995, Vol. 69, 120 - 129 |
| Public | College students, USA 199? |
| Sample | Non-probability sample (unspecified) |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 146 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Number of dates |
| Page in Source | 126 |
| Our classification | Involved in dating |
| Operationalization | Number of dates in 3 months |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| M-FH-g-sq-v-10-a | DM=+ | Number of dates males M SD - happy 11.8 12.0 - unhappy 7.2 11.4 Females - happy 16.0 11.7 - unhappy 12.6 10.4 |
| Code | Full Text |
| M-FH-g-sq-v-10-a | Selfreport on single question: Use the list below to answer the following question: IN GENERAL, HOW HAPPY OR UNHAPPY DO YOU USUALLY FEEL? Check the one statement that best describes your average happiness. 10 extremely happy (feeling ecstatic, joyous, fantastic!) 9 very happy (feeling really good and elated!) 8 pretty happy (spirits high, feeling good) 7 mildly happy (feeling fairly good and somewhat cheerful) 6 slightly happy ( just a bit above neutral) 5 slightly unhappy (just a bit below neutral) 4 mildly unhappy (just a bit low) 3 pretty unhappy (somewhat "blue", spirits down) 2 very unhappy ( depressed, spirits very low) 1 extremely unhappy (utterly depressed, completely down) Name: Fordyce's overall happiness item. |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| DM | DIFFERENCE of MEANS Type: descriptive statistic only. Measurement level: Correlate: dichotomous, Happiness: metric Range: depending on the happiness rating scale of the author; range symmetric about zero. Meaning: the difference of the mean happiness, as measured on the author's rating scale, between the two correlate levels. |