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Version 1.2 – Updated June 2023

Happiness

Overview

  • Influence: Happiness
  • Domain: Student
  • Sub-Domain: Emotions
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Potential to accelerate
  • Influence Definition: When we are in a state of contentment then we are more open to experiences, more likely to take on challenges, and we are more ideally situated to "broaden and build."

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 2
  • Number of studies: 51
  • Number of students: 0
  • Number of effects: 51
  • Weighted mean effect size: 0.54
  • Robustness index: 2

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author First Author's Country Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
Shiraz E-Medical Journal Otaghi, Sayehmiri, Valizadeh, & Tavan India Correlation Between Happiness and Academic Achievement in Iranian Students: A Meta-Analysis Letter. 2019 Happiness on achievement 5 0 5 0.52
Psychological Bulletin Lyubomirsky, King, & Diener USA The benefits of frequent positive affect: Does happiness lead to success? 2005 Happiness on achievement 46 0 46 0.54
TOTAL/AVERAGE 51 0 51 0.53
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