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Correlational findings

Study VanOotegem & Verhofstadt (2015): study BE Flanders 2011

Public
General public, Flanders, Belgium, 2011+ 2012
Sample
Respondents
N = 2990
Non Response
Assessment

Correlate

Authors's Label
Personality trait 'optimistic' or 'postive attitude'
Our Classification
Operationalization
Selfreport on single question:
I consider myself optimistic or positive
0  completely disagree
:
10 completely agree

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-h r = +.30 p < .01 O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-h b = +.20 p < .01 O-SLW-u-sq-n-11-h Beta = +.14 ns

b and Beta controled for
- sexe
- age
- marital status
- religion
- education
- personality
  - emotionally concerned
  - altruistic and concientious
- satisfaction with life-domains
  - education
  - income
  - social life
  - pleasant environment
  - act according to vision