| Study | Headey (2008): study DE 1990 |
| Title | Life Goals Matter to Happiness: A Revision of Set-Point Theory. |
| Source | Social Indicators Research, 2008, Vol. 86, 213 - 231 |
| DOI | DOI:10.1007/s11205-007-9138-y |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Germany, 1990-2004 |
| Sample | Probability multi-stage cluster sample |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 3553 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Disposable household income |
| Page in Source | 222, 225 |
| Our classification | Household income |
| Operationalization | Disposable household income |
| Remarks | T1: 1990, T2: 1995, T3: 2004 Income as assessed at T3 |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d | Beta=+.02 p < .001 | T3 level of happiness Beta controlled for -current priorities at T3 for life goals -gender -age -extraversion -neuroticism -internal locus of control -having a partner -years of education -health disability Beta very similar for men, women and respondents in prime age (25-59). |
| O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d | Beta=+.01 p < .001 | T1-T3 CHANGE in happiness (14 year lag) Beta controlled for -average priority at T 1,2,3 for life-goals -gender -age -extraversion -neuroticism -internal locus of control -life satisfaction at T1 (1990) -partner in 2004 -years of education -health disability |
| Code | Full Text |
| O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-d | Selfreport on single question: Taking all things together, how satisfied are you with your life these days? Please answer with the help of this scale. For instance, when you are totally satisfied with your life, please tick '10'. When you are totally unsatisfied with your life, please tick '0'. You may use all values in between to indicate that you are neither totally satisfied nor totally unsatisfied." 10 totally satisfied 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 totally unsatisfied |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| Beta | STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS) Type: test statistic. Measurement level: Correlates: all metric, Happiness: metric. Range: [-1 ; +1] Meaning: beta > 0 « a higher correlate level corresponds to a higher happiness rating on average. beta < 0 « a higher correlate level corresponds to a higher happiness rating on average. beta = 0 « no correlation. beta = + 1 or -1 « perfect correlation. |