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Correlational findings

Study Kalmuss et al. (1992): study US 1989

Public
Unmarried teenage mothers, USA, 1989-1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 527
Non Response
>10%
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
age
Our Classification
Remarks
life satisfaction measured 6 month after giving birth
Distribution
mean age 17.5 years
Operationalization
age in years

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SL?-?-sq-v-4-a b = -.01 ns B controlled for:
- pregnancy resolution (placed child or not)
- race (black or white)
- lived with both parents at age 14
- received public assistance while growing up
- high school graduate
- lived in maternity residence while pregnant