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Correlational findings

Study Andrews & Withey (1976): study US 1973 /1

Public
18+ aged, general public, USA, 1973/7
Sample
Respondents
N = 222
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Using highly structured questionnaires.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Feeling about life as a whole Faces: whole life_C
Our Classification
Remarks
Happiness measure M-AO
Operationalization
Selfreport on single question:
Which (of the faces) best described how you feel about your life as a whole?
7  completely happy
6
5
4  neither happy nor unhappy
3
2
1  completely unhappy
Rated on pictorial faces-scale

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a mr = +.57 O-DT asked thrice during the interview:
at the beginning, in the middle and at the end
Correlation with M-AO (asked once)
O-DT asked first : r=+.60
O-DT asked second: r=+.60
O-DT asked third : r=+.50