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Correlational findings

Study Arampatzi et al. (2018): study NL 2012

Public
15-44 aged, internet users, The Netherlands, 2012-2013
Survey name
NL-LISS 2012-2013
Sample
Respondents
N = 1944
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Education
Our Classification
Operationalization
Selfreported level of school education:
3 High  (ISCED 5-6)
2 Medium (ISCED 3-4)
1 Low (ISCED 1-2) (reference)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-n-11-j Beta = +.06 ns Medium education   (vs low) O-HL-u-sq-n-11-j Beta = +.10 ns High education     (vs low)

Betas controlled for:
- time spent on social network sites
- time spent on internet (other)
- time spent on online games
- gender
- age
- employment status
- household income
- marital status
- year dummies

Beta not significantly affected by additional control for:
- contact with friends
- contact with family
- satisfaction with social contacts
- social loneliness