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Correlational findings

Study Sikkel (1981): study NL 1977

Public
15+ aged, general public, The Netherlands, 1977
Sample
Respondents
N = 3900
Non Response
?
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Happiness (affective dimension)
Our Classification
Remarks
Happiness measure type O-HP Happy (5): 29% ; Not happy (4+3+2+1): 66%
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Selfreport on single question
To what extend do you consider yourself a happy person....?
5  very happy
4  happy
3  neither happy nor unhappy
2  not very happy
1  unhappy

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLL-c-sq-v-5-d r = +.45 Happy/dissatisfied combination slightly more frequent among females: unhappy/satisfied among males

Happy/dissatisfied combination not more frequent among young well-educated, and unhappy/satisfied not more frequent among elderly low educated

Dissociation (either happy/dissatisfied or unhappy/satisfied) most frequent among the educated