Study Rahtz et al. (1988): study US 1983

Public

60+ aged, mid-Atlantic region, USA, 198?

Sample

Respondents

N = 752

Non Response

84 %

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Belief cultivation

Our Classification

Error Estimates

From Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient = .64, a moderate level of reliability was judged to be adequate for this belief cultivation measure.

Operationalization

Of 4 items, each judged on a 6-point
Likert-type agreement/disagreement
scale, the self-reported scores were
pooled. The items:
(a) "Television shows life as it is"(+)
(b) "Television shows older people the
     way they really are" (+)
(c) "Television gives useful inform-
     ation about health" (+)
(d) "I pay very close attention to
     television advertisements about
     health" (+)

Observed Relation with Happiness