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Correlational findings

Study Ventegodt (1995): study DK 1993

Public
18-88 aged, general public, Denmark, 1993
Sample
Respondents
N = 1494
Non Response
39%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Mailed questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's Label
"masculine" and "feminine" values
Our Classification
Remarks
As masculine values are considered a positive answer to the questions: My life is mainly a question of: sex, making a career, making money, while as feminine values are considered a positive answer to: children, one-to-one-relationship, and having good friends
Distribution
N women:   1:-,   2:3,   3:22,   4:109,   5:236,   6:226,   7:145
N men:   1:-,   2:17,   3:56,   4:205,   5:226,   6:139,   7:93
Related specification variables
Operationalization
"feminine" values pattern
1: three more masculine than feminine values
2: two more masculine than feminine values
3: one more masculine than feminine value
4: equal number of masc. and fem. values
5: one more feminine than masculine value
6: two more feminine than masculine values
7: three more feminine than masculine values

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-AOL-m-sq-v-5-a r = +.08 p < .03 women:       
1: Mt=-     
2: Mt=7.50  
3: Mt=7.05  
4: Mt=7.85  
5: Mt=7.46  
6: Mt=7.70  
7: Mt=8.10  
All Mt=7.70
A-AOL-m-sq-v-5-a r = +.02 ns men
1: Mt=-
2: Mt=7.50
3: Mt=7.73
4: Mt=7.89
5: Mt=7.78
6: Mt=7.71
7: Mt=7.99
All Mt=7.81
O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-e r = +.12 p < .00 women:      
1: Mt=-     
2: Mt=6.66  
3: Mt=6.81  
4: Mt=7.15  
5: Mt=7.30  
6: Mt=7.50  
7: Mt=7.83  
All Mt=7.43
O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-e r = +.09 p < .02 men
1: Mt=-
2: Mt=6.76
3: Mt=7.01
4: Mt=7.50
5: Mt=7.35
6: Mt=7.46
7: Mt=7.88
All Mt=7.44
O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ha r = +.04 ns women:       
1: Mt=-      
2: Mt=6.66   
3: Mt=6.81   
4: Mt=6.88   
5: Mt=6.88   
6: Mt=7.10   
7: Mt=7.04   
All Mt=6.98
O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ha r = +.11 p < .00 men
1: Mt=-
2: Mt=6.48
3: Mt=6.65
4: Mt=6.73
5: Mt=6.91
6: Mt=6.90
7: Mt=7.45
All Mt=6.90