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Correlational findings

Study Becchetti & Pisani (2014): study IT 2010

Public
17-18 aged , secondary school students, Italy, 2010
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 2124
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Repeat school
Our Classification
Distribution
M = .43; SD = .01
Operationalization
Selfreport on question whether repeated school at least one year
1. yes
0. no

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-f OLRC = -.24 p < .05 TYPE OF SCHOOL FIXED EFFECT
OLRC controlled for:
-single parent
-residence location
-gender
O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-f OLRC = -.24 p < .05 OLRC additionally controlled for:
-Household economic condition
-houseownership
-mortgage
-current account
O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-f OLRC = -.23 ns OLRC additionally controlled for:
-School performance
-final grade in Italian
-final grade in maths
-final grade at middle school
O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-f OLRC = -.23 ns OLRC additionally controlled for:
-parental jobs
O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-f OLRC = -.20 ns OLRC additionally controlled for:
-Relationship
-trust in family
-friends
O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-f OLRC = With SCHOOL FIXED EFFECTS and CLASS FIXED EFFECT, the results are nearly the same.