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Correlational findings

Study Kross et al. (2013): study US 2008

Public
Facebook users, Ann Arbor, Michigan, followed 14 days, USA, 2013
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 82
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)
Survey via mobile phone.

Correlate

Authors's Label
Facebook use
Our Classification
Remarks
Experience Sampling Method (ESM) Original rating scale ranged from 0 positive to 100 negative and was reversed by WDH team
Distribution
M = 66,10 SD = 30,48
Operationalization
Selfreport on single question text-beeped 5 times a day:
How much have you used Facebook since the last time we asked?
Rated on a sliderscale ranging from
100  very positive
:
0 very negative

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-AOL-mi-sqr-ol-101-a r = -.07 ns AVERAGE Facebook use by average happiness during 14 days. A-AOL-mi-sqr-ol-101-a b = -.08 p < .0001 CHANGE happiness following Facebook use
T2 Facebook use by T2 happiness, controling T1 happiness.
The more people use facebook the less happier they felt.
A-AOL-mi-sqr-ol-101-a b = +.01 ns T1 happiness by T1-T2 facebook use.
Happiness does not predict facebook use.
A-AOL-mi-sqr-ol-101-a =