Study Headey & Wearing (1981): study AU AU Victoria 1978 /1

Public

Adults, general public, Melbourne, Australia, followed 25 months 1978-1981

Sample

Respondents

N = 184

Non Response

0

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Change in satisfaction with friends

Our Classification

Remarks

Both Happiness (ABS) and satisfaction with friends were assessed at T1 and T2 (25 month interval)

Operationalization

Index of 4 single questions on satisfaction with:
a: The people you see socially
b: Your friends
c: The friends of opposite sex you have
d: How much you are accepted and included by others
All scored on a 1-9 D-T rating scale, summation by average.

Observed Relation with Happiness