Study Bray & Howard (1980): study US 1956
- Public:
- 40+ aged, male managers, Bell Telephone Company, 1956-1976
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 422
- Non Response:
- panel loss a t T5: 37%
- Assessment:
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Correlate
- Authors's label
- Earlier mental ability _A
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- School and Abilities Test (SCAT)-Total.
A multiple-choice test composed of Verbal and Quantative subscales measuring intellectual ability.
Assessed at T1 (20 years before T5)
Observed Relation with Happiness
Later analysis of the full study-group (N=266) also showed a significantly negative correlation (BRAY 1983: p302).