| Study | Rotondi et al. (2016): study IT 2016 |
| Title | Connecting Alone: Smartphone Use, Quality of Social Interactions and Well-Being. |
| Source | Working Paper: Politecno di Milano and University of Milan Bicocca, Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering (DIG), 2016, Italy |
| Public | 18+ aged, general public, Italy, 2016 |
| Sample | Probability multistage stratified area sample |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 144809 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Education |
| Page in Source | 5,9 |
| Our classification | Current education |
| Operationalization | 3 Upper education 2 Medium education 1 Lower education (reference) |
| Observed distribution | Higher education: 13%; medium education: 39%; lower education: 48% |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| O-SL?-?-sq-n-11-a | Beta=+.12 ns | UPPER EDUCATION (vs. lower education) |
| O-SL?-?-sq-n-11-a | Beta=+.04 ns | MEDIUM EDUCATION (vs. lower education) Beta's controlled for: - time spent with friends - gender - smartphone use - employment - marital status - volunteering - religiousness |
| Code | Full Text |
| O-SL?-?-sq-n-11-a | Selfreport on single question: '......on general estimate of life-satisfaction...' (full text not reported) 0 entirely dissatisfied 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 fully satisfied |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| Beta | STANDARDIZED REGRESSION COEFFICIENT by LEAST SQUARES (OLS) Type: test statistic. Measurement level: Correlates: all metric, Happiness: metric. Range: [-1 ; +1] Meaning: beta > 0 « a higher correlate level corresponds to a higher happiness rating on average. beta < 0 « a higher correlate level corresponds to a higher happiness rating on average. beta = 0 « no correlation. beta = + 1 or -1 « perfect correlation. |