Table 3.
Psychological definitions of happiness: percentage of participants who mentioned each subcategory by country.
| Portugal | Italy | Norway | Croatia | Hungary | USA | Mexico | Argentina | Brazil | S.Africa | N.India | S.India | N.Zealand | χ2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony | 43.78 | 55.85 (4.3*) | 31.75 | 25.00 (−3.4*) | 57.03 (3.8*) | 42.24 | 26.12 (−3.7*) | 41.88 | 30.26 | 34.97 | 37.14 | 56.39 (3.7*) | 42.62 | 82.25** |
| Satisfaction | 35.68 (3.5*) | 27.13 | 7.94 (−4.6*) | 48.00 (5.4*) | 22.66 | 27.59 | 21.64 | 16.25 | 25.66 | 26.99 | 18.10 | 21.05 | 26.78 | 54.42** |
| Positive emotions | 28.11 | 13.30 | 24.60 | 15.00 | 15.63 | 19.83 | 17.91 | 19.38 | 22.37 | 33.13 (3.8*) | 10.48 | 17.29 | 32.24 (3.7*) | 71.88** |
| Positive states | 21.62 (4.3*) | 7.98 | 11.11 | 1.00 (−3.5*) | 4.69 | 8.62 | 7.46 | 0 (−4.9*) | 28.29 (6.5*) | 16.56 | 14.29 | 15.04 | 11.48 | 107.05** |
| No negative feelings | 6.49 | 6.38 | 14.29 | 11.00 | 5.47 | 15.52 | 1.49 | 1.88 | 3.29 | 9.82 | 8.57 | 4.51 | 14.75 (3.7*) | 55.21* |
| Meaning | 9.19 | 6.38 | 10.32 | 10.00 | 4.69 | 8.62 | 2.99 | 0-(3.8*) | 3.29 | 12.88 | 5.71 | 15.04 (3.3*) | 10.93 | 46.03** |
| Awareness | 5.95 | 10.64 | 6.35 | 9.00 | 4.69 | 6.03 | 6.72 | 18.13 (5.2*) | 3.95 | 9.82 | 4.76 | 6.02 | 5.46 | 37.57** |
| Optimism | 2.16 (−3.3*) | 13.83 | 8.73 | 9.00 | 10.16 | 14.66 | 6.72 | 5.00 | 7.89 | 11.66 | 3.81 | 1.50 | 13.66 | 45.45** |
| Autonomy | 2.16 | 3.72 | 12.70 (3.6*) | 11.00 | 4.69 | 2.59 | 1.49 | 3.75 | 4.61 | 12.88 (4.2*) | 1.90 | 1.50 | 9.84 | 60.14** |
| Mastery | 5.95 | 4.26 | 14.29 (5.6*) | 2.00 | 2.34 | 5.17 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.66 | 6.75 | 0 | 6.02 | 7.65 | 61.90** |
| N participantsa | 185 | 188 | 126 | 100 | 128 | 116 | 134 | 160 | 152 | 163 | 105 | 133 | 183 |
a
Each participant could provide more than one answer; Values in brackets represent significant adjusted residuals: Cut-off value = 3.29;
*
p < 0.001;
**
p < 0.0001.