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Correlational findings

Study Thoits & Hewitt (2001): study US 1986

Public
25+ aged, general public, USA, 1986-1989
Sample
Respondents
N = 2867
Non Response
T1: 33% T2: 21%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
At home

Correlate

Authors's Label
Church participation
Our Classification
Distribution
T1: M= 2.5  SD= 1.8
Operationalization
Self report on single question :How often you usually attended religious services.
0= never
1= less than once a month
2= about once a month
3= 2 or 3 times a month
4= once a week
5= more than once a week

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-f r = +.14 p < .001 T1 church participation by T1 Life satisfation O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-f b = +.43 p < .001 T2 church participation by T1 Life satisfaction
B controlled for:
-T2 volunteer work hours
-T2 frequency organization attend O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-f b = +.29 p < .001 T2 church participation by T1 Life satisfaction
B controlled for:
-T2 volunteer work hours
-T2 frequency organization attend
-T1 volunteer work hours O-SLu-g-sq-v-7-a b = +.03 p < .01 T2 church participation by T2 Life satisfaction
B controlled for:
-T2 volunteer hours
-T2 organization attandance
-T1 life satisfaction(indicating CHANGE in Life satisfaction)
-sociodemographic variables
-age
-gender
-ethnicity
-education
-income
-employment
-marital status
-children at home O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa b = +.04 p < .001 T2 church participation by T2 happiness
B controlled for:
-T2 volunteer hours
-T2 organization attandance
-T1 happiness measured by a different item
"My life could be happier than it is now"
-sociodemographic variables
-age
-gender
-ethnicity
-education
-income
-employment
-marital status
-children at home