| Study | Pettay (2008a): study US 2006 |
| Title | Health Behaviors and Life Satisfaction in college Students. |
| Source | PhD Thesis, Kansas State University, 2008, USA |
| Public | University students, Illinois, USA, 2007 |
| Sample | Sampling not reported |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 796 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Stage of change in physical activity frequancy |
| Page in Source | 57 |
| Our classification | Preferred lifestyle |
| Operationalization | Self reports on questions about physical activity (full text not reported) 1: precontemplation 2: contemplation 3; preparation 4: action 5: maitenance |
| Observed distribution | 1: 4%, 2: 24%, 3: 20%, 4: 19%, 5: 33% |
| Remarks | Combination of the following questions A: I currently exercise (yes/no) B: I intend to excersice in the next 6 months (yes/no) C: I currently excersise regularly (yes/no) D: I have excercised regularly for the past 6 months (yes/no) 1 = A no + B no 2 = A no + B yes 3 = A no + C no 4 = A yes + C yes + D no 5 = A yes + C yes +, E yes |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| O-Sum-u-mq-v-5-bc | MW=+ ns | 2 (vs 1) |
| O-Sum-u-mq-v-5-bc | MW=+ ns | 3 (vs 2) |
| O-Sum-u-mq-v-5-bc | MW=+ ns | 4 (vs 3) |
| O-Sum-u-mq-v-5-bc | MW=+ p < .001 | 5 (vs 4) |
| O-Sum-u-mq-v-5-bc | MW=+ p < .001 | 5 (vs 1-4) similar for males and females |
| Code | Full Text |
| O-Sum-u-mq-v-5-bc | Selfreport on 3 questions: Using the 1-5 scale below, indicate your agreement with each of the items by placing the appropriate number on the line preceding that item. Please be open and honest in your responding. A In most ways my life is close to ideal B The conditions of my life are excellent C I am satisfied with my life Answers rated: 5 strongly agree 4 slightly agree 3 neither agree nor disagree 2 slightly disagree 1 strongly disagree Computation:( A+B+C)/3 Name: Shortened Diener's Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| MW | WILCOXON (MANN-WHITNEY) TWO SAMPLE TEST Type: statistical procedure. Measurement level: Correlate: dichotomous, Happiness: ordinal Symbol test statistic: W (Wilcoxon) or U (Mann-Whitney). Relationship: W = U + ½n1(n1 + 1), where n1 and n2 = Ne - n1 , while n1 <= n2, are the sizes of the two samples. Range U [ 0; n1n2 ] and W [ ½n1(n1 + 1); ½n1(n1+ 2n2 +1]. Meaning: At the limit values of U and W there is the strongest possible association. U = ½n1n2 <-> W = ½ n1(Ne + 1) « no association. |