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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
C-W-h-sq-n-11-b
Focus:
Contentment: Getting things Wanted (C-W)
Time frame:
hitherto (h)
Mode:
1 question (sq)
Scale Type:
numeric scale (n)
Scale Range:
11

Description

Self report on single question:

How successful are you in getting what you want from life?
10  I have got more than I ever dreamed of
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1  
0 life falls short of my wants..

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Kainulainen et al. (2018): study FI 2012 /1 20-64 aged, Finland, 2012 N = 1883
Mean
= 7.150
SD
= 1.930