Bachman et al. (1978): study US 1966 /1
Publication
- Author(s):
- Bachman, J.G.; Johnston, J.; O'Malley, P.M.
- Title:
- Youth in Transition, Vol. VI. Adolescence to Adulthood. Change and Stability in the Lives of Young Men.
- Source:
- Institute for Social Research, 1978, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Investigation
- Public
- Public highschool boys followed 8 years from grade 10, USA, 1966-74
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 2213
- Non Response
- 2.8% at T1, 17.2% at T2, 21.0% at T3, 28.9% at T4, 28.5% at T5
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Interviews, tests and questionnaires
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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Self report on 6 questions:
" Describe the kind of person you are. Please read each sentence, then mark how often it is true for you"
1 I feel like smiling
2 I generally feel in good spirits
3 I feel happy
4 I am very satisfied with life
5 I find a good deal of happiness in life
6 I feel sad
Response options:
5 almost always true
4 often true
3 sometimes true
2 seldom true
1 never true
Summation: average
Possible range: 1 to 5 - Classification:
- O-HP-g-mq-v-5-a
- Author's label:
- Happiness
- Error estimates:
- Overtime correlations (r): T1 T2 T3 T4 T1 T2 +.54 T3 +.45 +.61 T4 +.43 +.54 +.61
Correlational Findings
Later family og origin
Later family og origin
Later family og origin
Later family og origin
Later family og origin
Later family og origin
Later family og origin
Development of trust
Later political behavior
Later political behavior
Later political behavior
Later aggression
Aggressive behavior
Later aggression
Aggressive behavior
Later aggression
Aggressive behavior
Evaluation of self-as-a-whole
Later value-preferences
Later motivation to work
Later motivation to work
Later motivation to work
Later motivation to work