| 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 | Sexe |
| Page in Source | 46 |
| Our classification | Sex (male vs female) |
| Operationalization | 1 males 0 females |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| O-Sum-u-mq-v-5-bc | DM=+ | Males M = 11,2 SD = 2,22 Females M = 10,9 SD = 2,25 - difference +0,3 -,03 |
| 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 |
| DM | DIFFERENCE of MEANS Type: descriptive statistic only. Measurement level: Correlate: dichotomous, Happiness: metric Range: depending on the happiness rating scale of the author; range symmetric about zero. Meaning: the difference of the mean happiness, as measured on the author's rating scale, between the two correlate levels. |