Linn & McGranahan (1980): study US 1984
Publication
- Author(s):
- Linn, J.G.; McGranahan, D.H.
- Title:
- Personal Disruptions, Social Integration, Subjective Well-Being and Predisposition towards the Use of Counseling Services.
- Source:
- American Journal of Community Psychology, 1980, Vol. 8, 87 - 100
Investigation
- Public
- Physicians, California, USA, 1984
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Probability simple random sample
- Respondents
- N = 211
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire. Detail on measurement taken from Linn et all, 1986 'Health habits and coping behaviors among practicing physicians'. Western Journal of Medicine, 1986, vol. 144, 484-489
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
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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:
- Factors Associated WithLife Satisfaction
- Remarks:
- 1% scored 1 or 2, precise scores in each category not reported
- Page in publication:
- 830-837
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0.5%, 2: 0.5%, 3: 4%, 4: 8%, 5: 23%, 6: 48%, 7: 16% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 7 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 5.61 7.67
- SD:
- 1.06 1.76
Correlational Findings
Current time-usage
Time off work
Current time-usage
Disorders due to substance use (f10-f19)
Perceived conflict between work and home life
Problems at work
Current healthy life-style
Current healthy life-style
Active involvement in sports
Use of alcohol
Amount of sleep
Use of tobacco
Current nutrition
Current nutrition
Treatment for mental disorder (clinical psychology, psychiatry)
Therapy seeking
Ways to increase one's happiness
Reading
Current religious practices
Current time-organization
Current contacts with friends
Specific leisure activities
Current personal contacts
Current time-organization
Style of self-disclosure
Current sex-life