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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
Age
Our Classification
Operationalization
Self report of age in years.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-f r = +.16 p < .01 Age by T1 Life satisfaction O-SLu-g-sq-v-5-f b = +.06 ns Age by T1 Life satisfaction
B controlled for:
-T2 voluntary hours
-sociodemographic variables
-gender  
-ethnicity  
-education
-income     
-employment
-marital status
-children at home O-SLu-g-sq-v-7-a b = -.00 ns Age squared by T2 Life satisfaction
B controlled for:
-T2 voluntary hours
-sociodemographic variables
-gender  
-ethnicity  
-education
-income     
-employment
-marital status
-children at home O-SLu-g-sq-v-7-a b = -.01 ns Age by T2 Life satisfaction
B controlled for:
-sociodemographic variables
-gender  
-ethnicity  
-education
-income     
-employment
-marital status
-children at home
-T2 social intergration
-church attendance
-organization attendance
-T1 life satisfaction (Indicating CHANGE in Life satisfaction) O-SLu-g-sq-v-7-a b = +.00 p < .10 Age squared by T2 Life satisfaction
B controlled for:
-sociodemographic variables
-gender  
-ethnicity  
-education
-income     
-employment
-marital status
-children at home
-T2 social intergration
-church attendance
-organization attendance
-T1 Life satisfaction(indicating CHANGE in Life satisfaction) O-HL-c-sq-v-3-a b = -.02 p < .10 Age by T2 happiness
B controlled for:
-sociodemographic variables
-gender  
-ethnicity  
-education
-income     
-employment
-marital status
-children at home
-T2 social intergration
-church attendance
-organization attendance
-T1 happiness measured by a different item
"My life could be happier than it is now" O-HL-c-sq-v-3-a b = +.00 p < .01 age squared by T2 happiness
B controlled for:
-sociodemographic variables
-gender  
-ethnicity  
-education
-income     
-employment
-marital status
-children at home
-T2 social intergration
-church attendance
-organization attendance
-T1 happiness measured by a differnet item
"My life could be happier than it is now"