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The Scale Goes Up, the Joy Goes Down? Investigating the Causal Effect of Body Weight on Happiness

Published Online: 2024-11-25

Published Print: 2025-03

Authors

Bittmann, Felix https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0802-5854
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsverläufe e.V.
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Article History

Accepted: 28 October 2024

First Online: 25 November 2024

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: The NEPS study is conducted under the supervision of the German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) and in coordination with the German Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK) and – in the case of surveys at schools – the Educational Ministries of the respective Federal States. All data collection procedures, instruments and documents were checked by the data protection unit of the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi). The necessary steps are taken to protect participants’ confidentiality according to national and international regulations of data security. Participation in the NEPS study is voluntary and based on the informed consent of participants. This consent to participate in the NEPS study can be revoked at any time.

: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.

: The author declares that he has no conflict of interest.

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