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Correlational findings

Study VanHemert et al. (2002a): study ZZ 1974

Public
Adults, general public, 30 countries, 1974-1999
Sample
Respondents
N = 44098
Non Response
not reported
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Cynicism
Our Classification
Remarks
Veenhoven (1984), scores on an item measuring mistrust in others were taken from the World Values Survey.
Operationalization
Mistrust in others, self-report on single question:Using the responses on this card, could you tell me how much you trust (Nationally) people in general?
1-Trust completely
2-Trust a little
3-Neither trust or distrust
4-Not trust very much
5-Not trust at all
Average score per country.

(%...)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-Sum-*-sq-vt-11-a r = -.43 ns Average happiness by average cynicism in 20 countries.