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Correlational findings

Study Ventegodt (1997): study DK 1993

Public
31-33 aged, born at the university hospital, Denmark, 1993
Sample
Respondents
N = 4626
Non Response
36%
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Data were taken from the medical files of mothers and their babies

Correlate

Authors's Label
Gripping reflex of hand shortly after birth
Our Classification
Distribution
N day 1  all:4204,    1:0,2%,   2:4,2%,   3:69,1%,   4:11,3%,   5:15,2%
N day 5  all:4086,   1:0,3%,   2:6,4%,   3:61,1%,   4:8,6%,   5:23,5%
Operationalization
Gripping reflex of  hand shortly after birth as reported in medical file
1: did not appear
2: weak
3: normal
4: strong
5: can lift
Assessed at day 1 and day 5

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-AOL-m-sq-v-5-a DMt = ± day 1            day 5
1:  Mt=8.50       1:6.66
2:  Mt=7.69       2:7.59
3:  Mt=7.73       3:7.73
4:  Mt=7.69       4:7.70
5:  Mt=7.78       5:7.78
O-SLu-c-sq-v-5-e DMt = ± day 1            day 5
1:  Mt=8.25       1:6.66
2:  Mt=7.29       2:7.20
3:  Mt=7.40       3:7.44
4:  Mt=7.43       4:7.33
5:  Mt=7.46       5:7.48
O-HL-c-sq-v-5-ha DMt = ± day 1            day 5
1:  Mt=8.00       1:6.66
2:  Mt=6.96       2:6.84
3:  Mt=7.00       3:7.05
4:  Mt=7.16       4:6.95
5:  Mt=6.96       5:7.04