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Correlational findings

Study Timmermans (1997): study LT 1990

Public
18+ aged, general public, Lithuania, 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 1000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Perceived fate control
Our Classification
Operationalization
Single question: "How much freedom of choice and control do you feel you have over the way your life turns out?" rated on a 10-point numerical scale ranging from 'none at all' to 'a great deal'.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a DM = + 1       M=2.26      Mt=4.2
2       M=2.32      Mt=4.4
3       M=2.30      Mt=4.3
4       M=2.38      Mt=4.6
5       M=2.47      Mt=4.9
6       M=2.54      Mt=5.1
7       M=2.55      Mt=5.2
8       M=2.64      Mt=5.5
9       M=2.63      Mt=5.4
10      M=2.69      Mt=5.6
O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a DM = + 1       M=4.75      Mt=4.2
2       M=4.25      Mt=3.6
3       M=5.55      Mt=5.1
4       M=5.32      Mt=4.8
5       M=5.54      Mt=5.0
6       M=5.81      Mt=5.3  
7       M=6.22      Mt=5.8
8       M=6.48      Mt=6.1
9       M=6.78      Mt=6.4
10      M=6.77      Mt=6.4
A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a DM = 1       M=-.21      Mt=4.8
2       M= .30      Mt=5.3
3       M=-.53      Mt=4.5
4       M= .19      Mt=5.2
5       M= .49      Mt=5.5
6       M= .48      Mt=5.5
7       M= .66      Mt=5.7
8       M=1.04      Mt=6.0
9       M= .66      Mt=5.7
10      M=1.06      Mt=6.1
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.19 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.25 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a r = +.19 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a tc = +.14 p < .001 O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a tb = +.20 p < .001 A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a tc = +.14 p < .001 O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a Beta = +.17 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a Beta = +.24 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a Beta = +.18 p < .001 ß controlled for sex, age, and household income