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

Achilles reflex at age one

Our Classification

Remarks

The ankle reflex is elicited by holding the relaxed foot with one hand and striking the Achilles tendon with the hammer and noting plantar flexion. Compare to the other foot.

Distribution

N all:3399,   1a:0,9%,   1b:95,3%,    2a:0,2%,   2b:0,1%,   2c:1,5%,   2d:1,6%,   2e:0,4%

Operationalization

Achilles reflex at age one as reported in medical file
1:normal
  1a: cannot elicit, not relaxed
  1b: both normal
2:abnormal
  2a: cannot elicit, despite relaxation
  2b: right side exaggerated
  2c: right side extended
  2d: left side extended
  2e: clonus

Observed Relation with Happiness