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You are invited to participate in a brief survey designed by the students of Psych 290, Research Methods and Statistics. The survey will ask you a series of questions about yourself, your attitudes, and your opinions. It is designed to help us learn more about the factors associated with satisfaction with life.

To participate in this study, you must be 18 years or older. If you are not yet 18, please do not continue with this survey.

Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. You may decline participation without any penalty or loss of benefits. Even if you elect to continue with the study, you may cease participation at any time.

There are no foreseeable risks to participating in this study, nor are there any benefits.

Your responses will be kept completely confidential. Moreover, no identifying information will be collected.

If you have any questions, concerns, or comments or concerns about this study, please contact the study supervisor, Bob Calin-Jageman at [email protected] or by phone at 708.524.6581.

To continue with this study, simply click the "I agree" button below. If you decline, you may simply close your browser window.
 
 
 
 
First, we'd like to get to know a little bit more about you.
 
 
 
What is your gender?
 
Male
 
Female
 
 
 
What is your current age?
   
 
 
 
What is your race/ethnicity
 
African American/Black
 
Asian
 
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
 
American Indian / Alaskan Native
 
Hispanic / Latino
 
White, non Hispanic
 
Other
 
 
 
 
Considering all the others students you've met here at Dominican, how would you rank yourself in terms of wealth?
Well below average Slightly below average Right around average Slightly above average Well above average
 
 
 
Next, a few questions about the academic pursuits:
 
 
 
What year of school are you in?
 
First-year
 
Sophomore
 
Junior
 
Senior
 
Graduate Student or Post-bac
 
Not currently enrolled in college
 
 
 
Which of these best describes you?
 
Started and finished at Dominican
 
Transferred to Dominican
 
 
 
Are you a member of an athletic team?
 
Yes - currently in season
 
Yes - but not currently in season
 
No - not involved in organized athletics
 
 
 
What was your overall GPA at Dominican?
   
What was your entering ACT score?
   
 
 
 
The next couple pages will focus on your attitudes and opinions. Please answer all questions as thoughtfully and honestly as you can. Remember that your answers are completely anonymous, and that no identifying information is being collected.
 
 
Below are five statements that you may agree or disagree with. Using the 1 - 7 scale below, indicate your agreement with each item by marking the appropriate column. Please be open and honest in your responding.
1 - Strongly Disagree 2 - Disagree 3 - Slightly disagree 4 - Neither agree nor disagree 5 - Slightly agree 6 - Agree 7 - Strongly agree
In most ways my life is close to my ideal.
The conditions of my life are excellent.
I am satisfied with my life.
So far I have gotten the important things I want in life.
If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing.
 
 
This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Read each item and then choose the number from the scale to indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week.
1 - Very Slightly or Not at All 2 - A little 3 - Moderately 4 - Quite a bit 5 - Extremely
Interested
Distressed
Excited
Upset
Strong
Guilty
Scared
Hostile
Enthusiastic
Proud
1 - Very Slightly or Not at All 2 - A little 3 - Moderately 4 - Quite a bit 5 - Extremely
Irritable
Alert
Ashamed
Inspired
Nervous
Determined
Attentive
Jittery
Active
Afraid
 
 
The items listed below refer to people in an intimate relationship--i.e., a romantic relationship. If you are not currently in a romantic relationship, please reflect on a previous one or feel free to imagine one. Please read each item carefully and decide to what extent it is characteristics of your feelings and behaviors.
1 - Not at all characteristic of me 2 - Slightly characteristic of me 3 - Somewhat characteristic of me 4 - Moderately characteristic of me 5 - Very characteristic of me
I am a good partner for a romantic relationship.
I am better at romantic relationships than most other people.
I feel good about myself as a romantic partner.
I think of myself as an excellent partner.
I am confident about myself as a relationship partner.
I have few doubts about my capacity to relate to a romantic partner.
I am not discouraged about myself as a loving partner.
 
 
 
For the above questions about intimate relationships, I responded based on:
 
A current intimate relationship
 
A past intimate relationship
 
An imagined intimate relationship
 
 
 
You're getting close to the end!

Considering a 7-day period (a week),how many times on the average do you do the following kinds of exercise for more than 15 minutes during your free time.
 
 
 
STRENUOUS EXERCISE (HEART BEATS RAPIDLY) (i.e. running, jogging, hockey, football, soccer,squash, basketball, cross-country skiing, judo,roller skating, vigorous swimming, vigorous long-distance bicycling). Times per week:
   
MODERATE EXERCISE (NOT EXHAUSTING) (i.e. fast walking, baseball, tennis, easy bicycling, volleyball, badminton, easy swimming, alpine skiing, popular and folk dancing). Times per week:
   
MILD EXERCISE (MINIMAL EFFORT) (i.e. yoga, archery, fishing from river band, bowling, horshoes, golf, snow-mobiling, easy walking). Times per week:
   
 
 
 
Considering a 7-Day period (a week), during your leisure-time, how often do you engage in any regular activity long enough to work up a sweat (heart beats rapidly)?
 
Often
 
Sometimes
 
Never/Rarely
 
 
Just this page, and two more! Thanks for hanging in there.


For this page, use the scale to rate the extent each of the following items presently corresponds to one of the reasons why you go to college .


Why do you go to college?
1 - Does not correspond at all 2 3 4 - Corresponds moderately 5 6 7 - Corresponds exactly
Because with only a high-school degree I would not find a high-paying job later on.
Because I experience pleasure and satisfaction while learning new things.
Because I think that a college education will help me better prepare for the career I have chosen.
For the intense feelings I experience when I am communicating my own ideas to others.
Honestly, I don't know; I really feel that I am wasting my time in school.
For the pleasure I experience while surpassing myself in my studies.
To prove to myself that I am capable of completing my college degree.
In order to obtain a more prestigious job later on.
For the pleasure I experience when I discover new things never seen before.
Because eventually it will enable me to enter the job market in a field that I like.
For the pleasure that I experience when I read interesting authors.
I once had good reasons for going to college; however, now I wonder whether I should continue.
For the pleasure that I experience while I am surpassing myself in one of my personal accomplishments.
Because of the fact that when I succeed in college I feel important.
Because I want to have "the good life" later on.
 
 
Please rate your agreement with the following statements:
1 - Strongly disagree 2 - Disagree 3 - Neutral 4 - Agree 5 - Strongly Agree
Intelligence greatly contributes to success in life.
I feel proud when someone says I am smart.
I do not care if someone thinks I am unintelligent.
Intelligence matters greatly to me.
A person’s accomplishments have little to do with how smart they are.
 
 
 
Last page! Please try your best on this last section.


For these last eight questions, please choose the image that best follows the sequence:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
You made it!

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey! We really appreciate your effort.

This survey was designed to explore what makes people happy. After collecting some demographic information, this survey measured: 1) your subjective well-being (how satisfied you are with life), 2) your experience of positive emotions, and 3) your experience of negative emotions. Taken together, these 3 are thought to represent a person's overall happiness.

The remainder of the survey measured variables that our class believes may relate to happiness: confidence in romantic relationships, physical activity, interest in academics and college, and problem solving ability. Our goal is to identify the variables most related to happiness, as these could form the foundation for interventions and therapies to help people find and maintain happiness in their lives.

If you have questions, comments, or concerns about this study please contact the study supervisor, Bob Calin-Jageman at [email protected] or by phone at 708.524.6581. You can also call/email to request a copy of the results.

Just as a final reminder, all your responses are confidential and no identifying information has been collected. Thank you for participating!
 
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