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Correlational findings

Study Palmore (1981): study US 1968

Public
46+ aged whites, North Carolina, USA, followed from 1968 to 1976.
Sample
Respondents
N = 375
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
Whole-day interviews, tests and examinations. Rounds in longitudinal study; examined period: 1968/70 N=502, 1970/72 N= 443, 1972/74 N= 378, 1974/76 N= 375

Correlate

Authors's Label
T1 having a confident
Our Classification
Operationalization
"Is there one person in particular you confide in or talk to about yourself or your problems?"
0= no
1= yes
Assessed at T1.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-l-10-ca r = + ns T1 having a confident by T2 happiness
Males  : r = +.08 (ns)
Females: r =      (ns)
C-BW-c-sq-l-10-ca b = + p < .05 Males  : B = +.36 (ns)
Females: B =      (ns)
Control variables not reported