| Study | Blanchflower et al. (2013): study GB Wales 2007 |
| Title | Is Psychological Well-Being Linked to the Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables? |
| Source | Social Indicators Research, 2013, Vol. 114, 785 - 801 |
| URL | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11205-012-0173-y |
| DOI | DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0173-y |
| Public | 16+ aged, general public, Wales, UK, 2007-2010 |
| Sample | Probability simple random sample |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 49972 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Fruit and vegetable consumption |
| Page in Source | Table 6 |
| Our classification | What one eats |
| Operationalization | Selfreport on daily consumption number of fruit and vegetables: 1. 1-2 portions 2. 2-3 portions 3. 3-4 portions 4. 4-5 portions 5. 5-6 portions 6. 6-7 portions 7. 7-8 portions 8. 8+ portions |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| M-TH-cm-sq-v-5-b | b=+.04 p < .05 | 1-2 portions (vs < 1 portion) |
| M-TH-cm-sq-v-5-b | b=+.07 p < .01 | 2-3 portions (vs < 1 portion) |
| M-TH-cm-sq-v-5-b | b=+.11 p < .01 | 3-4 portions (vs < 1 portion) |
| M-TH-cm-sq-v-5-b | b=+.14 p < .01 | 4-5 portions (vs < 1 portion) |
| M-TH-cm-sq-v-5-b | b=+.16 p < .01 | 5-6 portions (vs < 1 portion) |
| M-TH-cm-sq-v-5-b | b=+.16 p < .01 | 6-7 portions (vs < 1 portion) |
| M-TH-cm-sq-v-5-b | b=+.18 p < .01 | 7-8 portions (vs < 1 portion) |
| M-TH-cm-sq-v-5-b | b=+.17 p < .01 | 8+ portions (vs < 1 portion) B's controlled for: -Demographic characteristics -age -gender -Socioeconomic characteristics -education -occupation -household location -Health -disability -exercise -smoking -body mass index |
| Code | Full Text |
| M-TH-cm-sq-v-5-b | Selfreport on single question: How much of the time during the past 4 weeks have you felt happy? 5 all the time 4 most of the time 3 sometimes 2 rarely 1 never - don't know - don't remember Part of 9 item ODIN Affect Balance Scale (A-AB/cm/mq/v/5/..) |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| b | REGRESSION COEFFICIENT (non-standardized) by LEAST SQUARES (OLS) Type: test statistic Measurement level: Correlate: metric, Happiness: metric Theoretical range: unlimited Meaning: b > 0 A higher correlate level corresponds with a higher happiness rating on average. B < 0 A higher correlate level corresponds with a lower happiness rating on average. B = 0 Not any correlation with the relevant correlate. |