Study Blood (1969): study US 1967

Public

Military, airforce, low rank maintenance jobs, USA, 196?

Sample

Respondents

N = 420

Non Response

6%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Anti Protestant ethic

Our Classification

Operationalization

Agreement on 4 statements, indicative of disagreement with Protestant Ethic:
a: when the workday is finished a person should forget his job and enjoy himself
b: the principal purpose of a man's job is to provide him with the means for enjoying his free time
c: whenever possible a person should relax and accept life as it is, rather than always striving for unreachable goals
d: people who 'do things the easy way' are the smart ones

Rated on a 6-step scale:

Observed Relation with Happiness