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Correlational findings

Study Skrabanek (1969): study US 1968

Public:
Retired faculty members, University, USA, 1968
Sample:
Respondents:
N = 547
Non Response:
7%
Assessment:
Questionnaire: paper
Mailed questionnaire

Correlate

Authors's label
Field of activity before retirement
Our Classification
Operationalization
Professional and liberal arts colleges / other / college of agriculture and engineering.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-H?-?-sq-v-5-b D% = + Computed for those who were actively engaged in teaching and/or research only. Those who held administrative positions were eliminated from consideration.
Retirees whose major activities were in the col- lege of agriculture and engineering are relative- ly most happy in retirement.
Persons who were in the professional and liberal arts colleges are relatively least happy in reti- rement.