Hoopes & Lounsbury (1989): study US 1985
Publication
- Author(s):
- Hoopes, L.L.; Lounsbury, J.W.
- Title:
- An Investigation of Life Satisfaction Following a Vacation: A Domain Specific Approach.
- Source:
- Journal of Community Psychology, 1989, Vol. 17, 129 - 140
Investigation
- Public
- Working adults, USA, before and after vacation, 198?,
- Sample
- Non-probability purposive sample
- Respondents
- N = 129
- Non Response
- 23
- Assessment
-
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Completed at T1 and T3. Prevacation survey 1 to 2 weeks before vacation (median time 7 days), within a week after they returned to their jobs subjects filled out the postvacation survey form (median time 3 days).
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
How do you feel about your life as a whole.....?
7 delighted
6 pleased
5 mostly satisfied
4 mixed
3 mostly dissatisfied
2 unhappy
1 terrible
Name: Andrews & Withey's `Delighted-Terrible Scale' (original version) - Classification:
- O-DT-u-sq-v-7-a
- Author's label:
- Satisfaction with life as a whole
- Remarks:
- Post vacation: M= 5,43 SD=.85
This question on overall life satisfaction was preceded by 30 questions on satisfaction with aspects of life.
Scale was reversed in original report.
Mean in original scale: Pre vacation = 2,70, Post vacation = 2,57,
SD in original scale: Prevacation= .86, Postvacation= .85
Overall life satisfaction increased significantly (t=3.29 p<05) after vacation - Page in publication:
- 132,134,
- Observed distribution
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.30 -
- SD:
- 0.86 -