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Positive Psychology Holistic Determinants, Testosterone Treatment, And Veteran Happiness, Jaemson Brau, Larry Nelson
Positive Psychology Holistic Determinants, Testosterone Treatment, And Veteran Happiness, Jaemson Brau, Larry Nelson
Journal of Undergraduate Research
In this study I design a survey instrument and construct a data panel from the responses of a sample of US veterans. As part of the survey, I estimate the level of happiness each veteran exhibits using the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. The Oxford scale consists of 29 questions and uses a Likert scale that ranges from a low of one to a high of six. The average is typically around 4.3 (Hills and Argyle, 2002). The average happiness score for my sample of 76 veterans is 3.73. After measuring the happiness level, I ask 30 additional questions driven by the …