| Study | OECD (2017): study QA 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, Qatar, 2017 |
| Sample | Probability multi-stage random |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 12083 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Students' motivation to achieve (2) |
| Page in Source | 250 +Table III.5.6,p.318-9 |
| Our classification | Ambitious |
| Operationalization | Selfreport on 5 statements: a: I want top grades in most or all of my courses b: I want to be able to select from the best opportunities available when I graduate c: I want to be the best, whatever I do d: I see myself as an ambitious person e: I want to be one of the best students in my class Each rated: 4 agree completely 3 agree 2 disagree 1 strongly disagre |
| Remarks | Index |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| C-BW-c-sq-l-11-e | DM=+ p < .05 | AVERAGE happiness by motivation quarter 4 most motivated M = 7,95 3 M = 7,43 2 M = 7,19 1 least motivated M = 7,01 4-1 difference +0,94 Difference unaffected by student's socio-economic status |
| 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. |