| Study | Wu et al. (2014): study TW 2009 |
| Title | On the Predictive Effect of Multidimensional Importance-Weighted Quality of Life Scores on Overall Subjective Well-Being. |
| Source | Social Indicators Research, 2014, 115, 933 - 943 |
| URL | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11205-013-0242-x |
| DOI | DOI: 10.1007/s11205-013-0242-x |
| Public | Students, Taiwan, 200? |
| Sample | Non-probability chunk sample |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 146 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Activities |
| Page in Source | 937.939 |
| Our classification | Current functional health |
| Operationalization | Selfreport on single question: How satisfied are you with your ability to perform your daily living activities? 1 Very dissatisfied 2 Dissatisfied 3 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 4 Satisfied 5 Very satisfied |
| Observed distribution | Mean: 3.52: SD=.84 |
| Remarks | Full questions not reported in this paper. Question on activities taken from WHOQOL-Bref. Question on importance figured in the full WHOQOL questionnaire. |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| O-QOL-c-sq-v-5-b | r=+.33 p < .01 | raw score |
| O-QOL-c-sq-v-5-b | r=+.25 p < .01 | score weighted by perceived importance |
| Code | Full Text |
| O-QOL-c-sq-v-5-b | Selfreport on single question: How do you feel about your life just now? 5 excellent 4 good 3 neither good nor bad 2 bad 1 very bad |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| r | PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT (Also "Pearson's correlation coefficient' or simply 'correlation coefficient') Type: test statistic. Measurement level: Correlate: metric, Happiness: metric Range: [-1; +1] Meaning: r = 0 « no correlation , r = 1 « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with high happiness values, and r = -1 « perfect correlation, where high correlate values correspond with low happiness values. |