Happiness Underestimated

Rok, strany: 2024, 111 - 120

In this paper, an exploratory study was conducted to investigate a potential measurement bias in happi-ness studies using 0-10 Likert scales. A total of 121 college students from a public university in California participated in the study by completing a hypothetical subjective well-being survey. The survey consisted of 23 scenarios with varying levels of happiness or unhappiness, and the students were asked to rate their level of happiness/unhappiness on the 11-point Likert Scales. The results showed that there was an inconsistent understanding of the scale when the expected value was between 7 and 8 on the 0 to 10 Likert scale, which leads to a higher variance and lower observation values. Based on these findings, it is suggested that an alternative scale length or a -5 to 5 scale should be considered to improve data quality.

ISO 690:

Fang, Z., Chen, Y.-M. 2024. Happiness Underestimated. In Studia Psychologica, vol. 66, no.2, pp. 111-120. 0039-3320. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/sp.2024.02.894

APA:

Fang, Z., Chen, Y.-M. (2024). Happiness Underestimated. Studia Psychologica, 66(2), 111-120. 0039-3320. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/sp.2024.02.894

Vydavateľ: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Center of Social and Psychological Sciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences

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