| Study | OECD (2017): study CH 2015 |
| Title | PISA 2015 Results. Students' Well-Being. Volume III. |
| Source | OECD Publishing, 2017, Paris, France |
| URL | http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/pisa-2015-results-volume-iii_9789264273856-en |
| Public | 15-16 aged, secundary school students, Switzerland, 2017 |
| Sample | Probability multi-stage random |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 5860 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Sense of belonging at school |
| Page in Source | 250 + Table III.7.1,p.354 |
| Our classification | Sense of belonginness at school |
| Operationalization | Selfreport on 6 statements a: I feel like an outsider at school b: I make friends easily at school c: I feel like I belong at school d: I feel awkward and out of place in my school e: other students seem to like me f: I feel lonely at school Each rated 4 strongly agree 3 agree 2 disagree 1 strongly disagree |
| Observed distribution | quartiles |
| Remarks | The answers to three items were reserved-coded so that higher values in the index indicate a greater sense of belonging. |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| C-BW-c-sq-l-11-e | DM=+ p < .05 | Average happiness by belongingness quarter 4 most belonging M = 8,43 3 M = 8,05 2 M = 7,53 1 least belonging M = 6.87 4-1 difference +1,56 |
| C-BW-c-sq-l-11-e | RČ=.08 ns | |
| Code | Full Text |
| C-BW-c-sq-l-11-e | Selfreport on single question: Here is a picture of a ladder. The top of the ladder '10' represents the best possible life for you and the bottom '0' is the worst possible life for you. In general , where on the ladder do you feel you stand at the moment? Tick the box next to the number that best describes where you stand 10 best possible 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 worst possible life |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| DM | DIFFERENCE of MEANS Type: descriptive statistic only. Measurement level: Correlate: dichotomous, Happiness: metric Range: depending on the happiness rating scale of the author; range symmetric about zero. Meaning: the difference of the mean happiness, as measured on the author's rating scale, between the two correlate levels. |
| RČ | COEFFICIENT of DETERMINATION Type: test statistic Measurement level: Correlates: all metric, Happiness: metric Range: [0; 1] Meaning: RČ = 0 « no influence of any correlate in this study has been established. RČ = 1 « the correlates determine the happiness completely. |