Crnic et al. (1983): study US 1981

Publication

Author(s):

Crnic, K.A.; Basham, R.B.; Greenberg, M.T.; Ragozin, A.S.; Robinson, N.M.

Title:

Effects of Stress and Social Support on Mothers and Premature and Full-term Infants.

Source:

Child Development, 1983, Vol. 54, 209 - 217

Investigation

Public

16-42 aged mothers with newborns, Seattle, USA, 197?

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Non-probability purposive-quota sample

Respondents

N = 105

Non Response

30%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
structured 1,5 hour home interview when infant was home from hospital 1 month

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

"........satisfaction with life........"
(Full question not reported)

1  very dissatisfied
2  a little dissatisfied
3  neither dissatisfied nor satisfied
4  well satisfied
5  completely satisfied

Classification:

O-SL?-?-sq-v-5-b

Author's label:

General Life Satisfaction of Mother

Page in publication:

210, 211

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Social support Amount of current support received
Sources of current support Stress Burden of current life-events